Kell looked from the traveler to his female companion. His eyes lingered on her as they both stood before him. His appraisal lingered, the moment of silence heavy as he formed his conclusion. Finally, when he felt he had left them waiting for long enough, he took a breath and pushed himself up off the wall to stand upright before them. His eyes remained on the woman. His eyes were serious, hard, yet still kind.<br/><br/>"Welcome to the the Iron Realm, my friends." he spoke mostly to her, "What you see before you houses the very hope of stopping the wretched king and restoring peace and freedom to live to our people. Too long have we languished under his deathly fist. Those you see here are they who have sworn to do all we can to stop him. We use what knowledge and skills we have at our disposal strictly to better our cause. All here have sworn a vow of secrecy and allegiance." At this, he swept his gaze over the others, meeting their eyes in turn.<br/><br/>"I will ask no vow of you at this stage. I will allow you the same courtesy that I extend the members of my order. After I have answered all of your questions and you have seen the whole of our operation, you will have the choice to make the vow or have your memories wiped clean. Trust me when i tell you that we can and will do exactly that. You will not be harmed in the slightest. You will simply find yourself waking in a strange location in the city, with no clear idea of where you have been, free to do whatever you choose."<br/><br/>He stepped aside, indicating the path leading farther into the cave. "If you can agree to this, I will begin the tour."<br/><br/>He waited for signs of agreement.