[ Would it be too impolite of him to offer one of those cloth napkins to Byleth now just to clean up some of the turkey grease from his mouth? Probably.

Instead, Joshua picks at his own food a little more slowly by contrast, grateful that no one saw fit to plop a bunch of vegetables on top of the actual good stuff on his plate. ]

Next time implying that these banquets are a regular occasion? Do they only take place in honor of the new arrivals, or are there other circumstances that inspire this much fanfare?

[ Assuming new arrivals filter in often, how has this city not gone broke? ]