Benedict sits down as well, still between the two women, setting his hat down on the table to his front and right.  As the tiefling walks in, the man peers at the demonic offspring curiously as he speaks in common dialect found on docks and trademarkets.  Neither remarkable or surprising, really, when one considers it.  Demonic blood might make you stand out in common places but this was an accepting world and cooks tended to stay hidden from sight.  As the man departs, the Alchemist flashes a brief grin at the concept of tea, pleased that his gambit had paid off.  If there was one thing that he enjoyed more than serving his order it was free tea.<br/><br/>He listens patiently as the others converse, picking up the saucer and cradling it in one palm as he slips a finger into the handle.  Chances of success and avenues of entry where well enough, but they forget something.  "We know how we are getting in, but you haven't professed on how we are getting out.  I bow to your greater wisdom on the matter, as I myself have never even so much as sniffed anything but the foul corruption caused by the Abyss, but it would seem to me that going in is easy.  Getting out will be monumental, particularly as it becomes clear what we have retrieved from the Pale Night.  She cannot be the only one who would love to have such a powerful artifact, if there is anything I do know about demons, is that their is no shortage of fodder to throw at us."  He sips, wetting his lips and mustache with White Duke, and grins.  "I hope we don't have to grind our way through endless waves.  It would be a shame to succeed in our quest only to turn it over to an even more ambitious overlord."<br/><br/>He adjusts in his seat, pulling out a pocket watch that he flips open with the nail of his thumb.  "Also, when are we leaving?"<br/><br/>As for when the Mindflayer tries to read his thoughts, there is a greasy sensation and then a great emptiness.  Either the man is braindead, or he has some enchantment that protects him.<br/><br/>(Bone Ring, perm- Mind Blank)<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>