"It has been my business for the past few months to investigate any and every potential threat to the kingdom of Gethrenia," Handy said carefully, "and that mission meant keeping an ear to the ground on the goings on of the underworld. I had no need to utilise the sophisticated smuggling route I discovered going through your land, Lady Brazen," Handy lied. "Otherwise I would not have bothered to travel all the way to this town like a civilized person and simply find bodily passage through the border, rather than deal with your… rather bribe-able guards."