Very nice. I loved “blanching a deeper shade of ivory.” And there’s something sinister going on here. Is Gabrielle lying to him? It felt more like Roland was the master here. Hmmm.
Also, there is a bit of a continuity error. Kwatz called him “Jacques” and you called him “Jacque,” without the “s.”

Jacque, Jacques. One name cannot adequately describe such an important man.

Maybe he spells it differently in the castle than when he’s in the dungeon?

Beautiful. I love the idea of a floating city.
LoA

Very interesting… I was expecting Roland to be the more important of the two. What dire circumstances got a king and Roland sent to the dungeons, I wonder…