I was a very spoilt prince at the time. [ maglor shrugs wryly ]

To suddenly have to sleep under the stars with naught for your bed but a cloak and to eat only what you can carry or catch was something of a surprise! Probably why my parents encouraged it, in honesty. And to be fair, by the end of the year, I was much more accustomed to it, and could even say honestly that I enjoyed it.