A messenger approached lowering all his tentacles respectfully. “A delegation of astronomers wishes to speak with you at the palace Oh Most Eminent One.” The great ruler Morowl extended one of his forward tentacles. He scooped up a huge wodge of mud and splattered it over the front part of his body. “Tell the astronomers to speak to me here.” he replied. The messenger lowered himself respectfully and struggled to avoid getting the mud further than his lowest parts. Centaurians do not have anything like human skeletons so keeping himself raised out of the mud needed hard work. The awkward posture that he needed also required hard work but raising himself too far would prevent proper humility. “Your eminence wishes the astronomers to meet you here in the most sacred and exclusive kingly