Makharat quietly approaches Link from behind and whispers, " See how that fool acts? He thinks he owns me just because some old man thought to put him in charge. If he will think that about me, a freeborn man, do you really believe he has any respect for you, made to serve but since freed? " Pausing a moment to suck in a breath, he adds, " Remember that, Links. These Southlanders put their store in birth, and see ours as inferior. I put mine in strength, and I see plenty of that in you. "