So yes, maybe he was drinking this glass fast out of sheer petulance. So what?

"I suppose..." he said. "That does sound like an unusual method of teaching, though I suppose you'd have to get to know the human body in some way if you were to sculpt it..."Tristan took another bite of his potatoes but found himself to be full, and put his cutlery down. "To be honest, I always believed artistic circles to be more... liberal, you know..."