Ashton raised an eyebrow at Pete's initial little banter with Cain. "My name is Sir Ashton Cromwell," Ashton interjected. "Though I am serving as more of a hedge knight as of now."<br/><br/>He crossed his arms at chest-level and leaned against a wall the opposite of Cain, watching Pete's every lips just as he spoke. His opinions swirled around in his head, forming a more concrete impression of Pete just as he finished up his plan to the rest of the crew.<br/><br/>The so-called girly man handed him a back-handed compliment in his praise of Ashton's plan, a little addition to the list of annoyances the young knight had with Mr. Girly. It was strange, he thought, how one could be so refined in thought and argument and yet so uncouth in words and dealing with others.<br/><br/>Though one word did strike Ashton the hardest amongst Pete's little monologue.<br/><br/>'Beautiful'.<br/><br/>A momentary frown appeared on Ashton's face as the words reached his ears, though he tried to smile it away. He did almost want to punch Mr. Girly in his face right after that, but he excused the thought away. Emotions did not get him anywhere.<br/><br/>Pete's description of Cain lightened Ashton's mood a little. At least he did not feel the least useful amongst the group. Worthy was the sole source of logistics amongst the group, with Pete already stepping into the role as leader by coming up with a plan. If the strange man Mr. Verse had taken a more proactive role in managing this anarchic group, Ashton wondered whether Pete Girly would give up his position to his employer.<br/><br/>"Well, thank you for your plan, Mr. Girly..." Ashton paused.<br/><br/>"Pete." He pronounced his name almost as if he was spitting out something.<br/><br/>"And Cain..." He turned around to Cain, his voice trailing off as if asking for a last name.<br/><br/>Ashton redirected his voice to the group, speaking calmly and politely at the group, even as his eyes could not linger on Worthy for more than a second without the word 'eyebrows' popping into his mind.<br/><br/>"Restaurants and hotels are bastions for the cultured and the rich. You will not find a noble worthy of attention in a seedy establishment like this. There are a few of these around here. We could comb these places, find nobles who are strangers to the local high nobility here, put them out of commission, and take their place."