How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Page)
Quote #10
It was fine to see that astonished multitude go down on their knees and beg their lives of the king they had just been deriding and insulting. (38.3)
This seems to say that class is all about perception: the king rules just because people think he should rule, and if they stop thinking it, he stops ruling. Again, this is Hank's big challenge in the book. Strangely, he reaches it off-screen during the three years after he defeats Sir Sagramor. Apparently it's a lofty goal, but not interesting enough to write about.