The crescent has waxed full a fourth time, and the Steward brought me a new chart of my stars. He's tacked on twelve more years than the last one, and I'm more curious where that generosity came from.

• JahangirThose twelve years were given by the sky. I only took them down.
  BahramSteward, that's a diligent brush you have. I've never seen a hand write down dictation quite that fast.
• NahidThe Steward's chart reads nine years and eight months, not twelve. A chart with the count wrong doesn't even qualify as comfort.
  BahramAstronomer Royal, you're the only one who hands out comfort by the exact number.