[And Gilgamesh has humility enough, shockingly, to look honest about it. He's not beating around the bush for what he wants, not this time. Perhaps Sinuhe's quick and clever retreat to good manners paid off.
Gilgamesh goes on without sparing a single thought to those others who might be listening in. What does he care? He is the natural ruler, and so has nothing to fear from them or anyone else.]
I grant you leisure to act freely. So long as you report back to me, what interesting things you learn as you go about your business... we'll overlook your ill-born status in service of a higher authority.
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[And Gilgamesh has humility enough, shockingly, to look honest about it. He's not beating around the bush for what he wants, not this time. Perhaps Sinuhe's quick and clever retreat to good manners paid off.
Gilgamesh goes on without sparing a single thought to those others who might be listening in. What does he care? He is the natural ruler, and so has nothing to fear from them or anyone else.]
I grant you leisure to act freely. So long as you report back to me, what interesting things you learn as you go about your business... we'll overlook your ill-born status in service of a higher authority.