The Starving Poet is reading his latest work at a baker's shop. The owner specialises in rat pies and is herself a patron of the arts.

The poem is awful. It's clumsy and heavy-handed. The worst thing you've heard that isn't about mushrooms. But... was that a clever dig at Mr Veils? Yes, and a few scathing lines about the other Masters of the Bazaar, too. Well, if nothing else, the Starving Poet does have somewhat radical politics. It's a good start, even if you have to duck a flying rat pie. The audience is getting restless. Anyway, you should investigate further.