How did he end up here? Why does this feel somehow worse than being locked in a dungeon?
Chalk it up to it being with Colin, whose opinion he values above most, and the fact that he, like a dumbshit, chose to debase himself in this manner.

Gingerly, he does as he's instructed, getting comfortable with his chin resting on his crossed arms.
"Dignified," he mutters, to no one in particular.