our host leans forward, lowering his voice somewhat. "Let me tell you a secret...this isn't real beer in my mug, only water from the well! The Tavern keeper knows...".
Sir Brannaghast secretively looks over to Captain Bartholomew who smiles and nods. "I don't know if your father drank more wine than was good for him, but I know that mine swallowed gallons every day like a toad in a pond. That is a sight you don't want to see..."
You try to shed light on what your conversation partner just said by adding your own thoughts to his ramblings: "And to escape the death by drinking you decided you'd rather step into the service for a Lord who suffers from severe lunacy. Now I'm sure that keeps you all the more safe!"