He described the heir's description of the journey he and the PCs had made, and and the Old Master asked if the PCs had anything to add. It became clear that the Old Master was judging the favored heir and his son.
My PC tried to explain that his son was acting astonishingly honorably, all things considered. Why, the others had only had to beat him up once!
My PC: Once we beat him up, he saw where his duty lay right away!
jlighton: You win.
Me: What?
jlighton: You just made the master crack his first smile in public in 50 years!
I admit it -- these are the gaming moments I live for.