[Hythlodaeus is delighted that Beat seemed to have picked something that suited his tastes. He was not one to turn down meat or heavy foods from time to time, but he didn't currently have the stomach for anything more than this. Perhaps he would become a vegetarian to protest the forthcoming hunger he's heard all about.]

I trust all attempts to appeal to the goddess for mercy have gone unrewarded. Perhaps she would entertain some sort of barter?

[He mostly muses to himself. Surely those who have been here longer had exhausted every resource. But do gods not deal with man in this realm? Surely fervent prayer or offerings would do something to sway the deities. Well, as far as he knew, that line of thinking is what brought him here. Hythlodaeus chances a bite of salad. It's surprisingly not poisonous.]

The third god of which you spoke - the one who accepts bribes. Might they be persuaded to join man's pursuit of freedom?