Sir Roiden

When the dirt's turned up at dawn, I don't need to count who came. Only one man's been drilling unordered for five years running.

• KlausA stiff body is a slow one.
  Sir RoidenIs it the body that's slow.
• MartaSleeping at that hour is what keeps a man looking like a man.

I remember the name of every man who swore his oath here. Only one of them closed his eyes while swearing it.

• KlausI didn't close my eyes.
  Sir RoidenThen what was it.
• Head Butler HydenA candle went out that day. There was no wind that night either.

The grip cord's been retied, fresh. A man who reties it himself means to hold onto something a long while.

• Head Butler HydenThat's the knot used for oath-taking.
  Sir RoidenI know. That's why I made note of it.
• MartaDid you know his hand was hurt? I'm the one who bandaged it.