[Alec grinned, neglecting to comment on Seregil's proximity or his hipocrisy. When it came down to it, Alec minded neither, and if he didn't make a grand affair of it, he doubted Seregil would either.]

Ah... Well. As I recall, we were visiting a game house for the evening, and one of your opponents was a bit peeved at his rotten luck. He called you on cheating, and demanded you be searched for a luck piece. But...

[Alec sighed, and his face flushed a soft pink.]

You made a grandiose show of stripping down to nothing right on your chair, offered your garments over for inspection, and earned a rousing applause. Can't say I cared for half the Rhiminee nobility seeing your glories when I'd been the only one handling them for quite a few years, but...

We were riding back to Wheel Street when you told me they'd neglected to search the most obvious place.