"...my lord likes to be provocative," Ewar settles on in a neutral tone, which isn't precisely an answer but it is sort of hard to argue with on the heels of Martel's 'innocent' inquiry there. Speaking of how much he gets away with. "I'll get seeing to the books, sir."

He scrutinizes Sparhawk for a moment longer, committing the face to memory, and then bows his head briefly and keeps walking.