Well played. And Des does agree at least. "My apologies for being so obvious. My name is Penric." Since no surname is offered, he'll leave his off -- that and it marks him as nobility (at least if one recognizes naming patterns from his home cantons). "And I'm currently trying to think of how to phrase the question tactfully."

Look, Penric knows it's not a normal trait of his, but he should at least try.