Whatever it is, it's actually kinda lumpy. I don't recommend doing this if you ever have the chance; I'm half phased out so it's not so uncomfortable.

[Anyway.]

If he's a herald of what's to come, maybe it's just part of a script he's supposed to read. I saw him during the pit fight with the demons - he was pretty scared out of his mind then, and I don't think it was entirely fake.