Even the choosy orphan joins in for the singing the chorus, with great gusto. Matthias pinches up one corner of his mouth and does not sing--but it's not an easy thing to resist.

"Where d'you reckon those songs come from?" he says, addressing Barrow directly. He's got to talk over the heads of the gambooling orphans to do so, but that's all right. He's here as an escort. That means he's allowed to talk over the heads of children. He's got a higher status than them. "Like, was there even a Calenhad?"