Ah, so this one was from the North. Zook would have to make sure to get this one drunk and talking about why he's in Merrix's territory. The higher ups in House Sivis would love to know about any plans Jorlanna may have to take control from Merrix. If nothing else, just providing the name and a description of a pawn of Jorlanna's wandering this close to Merrix's end of the board should earn him quite a bit of respect. For now, it might be best to avoid being caught in any lies that might drive away this potential informant.<br/><br/>"<span style="font-style: italic">I am but a d'Tarlian. Close enough for the 'd', but not enough to truly call myself Sivis. I do hope that Sivis' network of speaking stones has done a good job in keeping you in touch with the Baroness.</span>"<br/><br/>Those last words were carefully chosen by Zook. If Jorrin has been making use of the service, they should help put him at ease, making it easier to extract information. If Jorrin hasn't and doesn't intend to, then he's probably trying to keep any communications secret, meaning that some intrigue was to be had, and no one does intrigue better than a gnome.<br/><br/>Returning his attention to Corila for a moment, Zook slipped back into the elven language. "<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #00BF40">Perhaps you might enjoy the opportunity to say it rather than hear it. Perhaps over dinner sometime?</span></span>" Zook gave a wink that was accompanied by a small shower of prestidigitation stars. Oh, and it seems that even more company had arrived.<br/><br/>"<span style="font-style: italic">Ah, so this isn't the first time you've gotten a free preview of one of my performances? I'm afraid to say that if you want to see a full act of mine, you'll need to buy yourself a ticket to the Ten Torches Theater. Most may see it as the bottom of the barrel, but everyone needs to start somewhere. And I do think I can get recognized as Gailan's material before the year is over. Just make sure that you see Zook d'Tarlian scheduled to perform that day before buying a ticket.</span>"<br/><br/>Zook had wanted to bring that up at the tavern, but now would have to do. Oh, wait a moment...<br/><br/>Zook mimed pulling out another towel. "<span style="font-style: italic">I assume you'll want to dry off a bit.</span>" Zook presented the imaginary towel to the newest human to join him under this bridge.