"Another day, another problem.." A sigh escaped the man's lips as he dismounted from his horse, patting her gently on the neck once he was safely down. She whinnied in appreciation of the gesture, prompting a smile from her rider as he tied her reins around a post to keep her from wandering about. He turned around, raising an arm to shade his piercing blue eyes from the sun as they surveyed the area. He had just arrived in a small town, called away from the capital to handle some dispute or another; if his demeanor was any indication, it wasn't the first time.<br/>He was a visually striking man, likely to turn heads. He was tall, standing at about 6"2, and his build was muscular and lean, a sure sign of his many years of training. Folly as it was to go anywhere unprepared, he was wearing a basic set of armor, with a sword on his waist and shield across his back, the latter of which was adorned with a gold-and-blue engraving of the kingdom's sigil. However, the day was sunny and warm, and because of the lack of immediate danger, the man chose not to wear his helmet. His head and chin were both equally covered in golden-blonde hair of moderate length, though it was cut with the intention of staying out of his eyes.<br/>The man finally spotted what he had been looking for and began walking, in the direction of a building somewhere near the center of town. He sighed in resignation as he pushed the doors open, stepping inside and blinking as his view adjusted. Inside, there were 3 people; a man to his left, sitting at a desk, and two women in the back, seated opposite each other. Judging on their positions in the room relative to the door, the armored man assumed that the man to his left was the one in charge, and thus turned to him.<br/><br/>"Good evening, sir. My name is Caedrin Vallers, paladin of His Highness King Athredor Lorian's royal army. We received word that there was a disturbance, and I was sent to assist in any way that I can," he said to the man, bowing slightly as he spoke.<br/><br/>The man crossed his arms as Caedrin spoke, raising his eyebrow skeptically. "They sent a paladin? Hrm.. Must not be much interesting going on in the Capital these days.. In any case, yeah. Those two over there;" he paused, pointing at the two women in the corner; "One on the left is being accused of stealing from the one on the right. One on the right is a trusted businesswoman in this town, where as the left one is new here, but we found no sign of any of the goods she was suspected of stealing. Figured you might be able to get a better read on it."<br/><br/>Caedrin listened to the man with continually waning interest. It was another typical dispute. Why these people couldn't take care of such simple problems on their own was beyond him, but it was his duty to take care of it nonetheless. He simply nodded in response once the man was done, and stepped over to the two women, looking back and forth between them for a moment before speaking.<br/>"Good evening, m'ladies. I apologize for my delay, but I arrived as hastily as I could." Deciding it would be better to hear the words of the accused first, he turned to the woman on the left. "Now then, miss, mind telling me in your own words what all this fuss is about?"