[ He wants to say he's not sulking. He really does - but he's absolutely sulking, and so when he looks up at Hux, Meliorn allows himself a few more beats of self pity before nodding. When he speaks, it's with a calmness that's quite clipped.

He's very, very annoyed. ]

I've been raised with rituals that are seen as some of the most complicated in my world and have mastered them as such. [ A deep breath, and he holds up a dining utensil. ] A knife is a knife. This is all knives.