"About a month, not that it's any of your business."

He's not intentionally being mean, but he was cold and bitter even before he got pulled to the tower. This is just a kid, though, and Zelgadis could probably do with toning it down a notch.

"If you're just going to stare at it, why did you even bother taking a bowl? It would be curious to see if you can starve to death here."

....okay, that's not really toning it down.