Carol
Levi Cortez
Swinford

Levi frowned. "It's not that I don't enjoy the city, don't get me wrong. It's only that I don't agree with people who think that their needs come first." He said, referring to the buildings that were clearly being built first. "Seems Lord Quatlebaum would have fit right in." He said mockingly. 

"Though I do not judge. These men must deserve these luxuries. Nobles you have persuaded to join you, I presume." Levi said, looking around. 

As John told him of the captured barbarians Levi saw an opportunity to learn more of the man who stood before him. "I would wish to join you. Seems to be an opportunity I couldn't pass on even if I wanted to." He said, pulling his glove tighter on his hand. "I do not condone useless killing though. Might I suggest making them work, instead of any more brutal actions." He said, thinking. "Make them grow the very food they eat."
Frankie
Lord Albert Rhoderick
Swinford

Bathed, rested, and fed, Rhoderick felt better than he had in quite some time. The warm water-which was quite a luxury!- felt as if it washed away the weeks and months trapped with the Whylders, though of course he would forever bear the scar from his foolhardy bid at power. It was something a brash young man such as himself needed though. A learning curve that he wouldn't soon forget; an even that had wisened him and made him more fit to deal with power. And, perhaps, one day that wisdom would be a stepping stone to greater power. 

He was resting when a guard summoned him to meet with John, though the moment he was informed, he was wide awake and on edge. Despite everything that had just been done for him, he was still suspicious of John and his warm reception back. Perhaps it was just what he himself would do in John's shoes, but he had a hard time believing that John had good intentions. 

In any case, he quickly readied himself and headed towards the city's seat.
Bobby
John De Burgh
Swinford

 John expressed little in his response to Levi's belief, for the sole reason that if he had expressed his agreement too soon, it might take away his opportunity to explore Levi's true nature. In truth, John despised the notion of power by birthright. It gave rise to unscrupulous and pompous individuals who have not to earn a single penny of their alleged "Fortunes." John was no Lord by birth, and for that reason many across Northwind refused to see him as a Lord. With this in mind, John faced Levi as he halted his caravan just outside the seat stable. "The men who live in those houses are the same men who have lived there before I arrived. My military court resides with me. Those homes do not belong to me or my court, they belong to the families who reside within them." 

 John planted hopped off his horse, mud splattering as his boots met the ground. He minded little, as his work attire meant little to him. A stable servant approached him, offering to take the lead from his hands. John politely refused his service and led his horse into his stable, rubbing his thick mane once more before turning away. As he exited the stable, he removed his wolf-pelt jacket, exposing his body to the crips cold air of Northwind's Spring. He dressed himself in a grey tunic as he approached Levi once again. He directed his gaze to the building centered neatly on the edge of the market district, overseeing the city upon a small hill. "That is the seat of Swinford. My military court occupies it until I have seen it fit to appoint a man to administer the region. Come, my friend; we have urgent business to attend to." He said, momentarily grabbing Levi's shoulder as he passed by.

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John would make his way up the steps, followed by his guard detail. The doors swung open to greet him. The air inside felt unusually damp and the place felt uneasy for reasons the Lord could simply not identify. He turned to face a boy called Lommy, a man John had paid for his services. "Get a fire started, my boy. It feels like death in here." He jokingly said as he sat across the hearth. "Our friend Lord Rhoderick will meet us here, Leviticus. Once he arrives we will waste no more time."