"No," Yellow says quietly. "Neither would the King."

That's an odd parallel, one that makes him uncomfortable, but he can't help thinking it's right. The same way he thinks the King would have killed Larson or worse as a reward for putting him back together.

"...Cr... Crichton wants me to help him with some pages from a book, one that's about N-- Carmichael. Or from him. I'm not sure. Uh, Crichton is a- a friend."

He sounds baffled by the last word.