"Sorry.  I didn't see him myself.  But the Unicorn's not usually too full, so he shouldn't be that hard to find."  He looked uncomfortable.  "If you think you're up to whatever he needs adventurers for, I mean."<br/><br/>----<br/><br/>The guards looked faintly baffled, which translated rapidly into irritation.  It was pretty obvious that neither of them knew or cared about the laws he was citing.<br/><br/>"Now, listen, long-ears --"  The guard blinked a few types rapidly, as the spell somehow failed to take effect.  Fortunately, the duo didn't seem to realize what Ildefonse had done.  "I don't know what yer trying to pull, but I've never seen you before."  He glared at the elf.  "Maybe yer right about the knife.  But you want in, it's a silver for the gate and two more for wasting our time.  Or you can take yer chances out there tonight."<br/><br/>(The good news is, he needed a natural 20.  The bad news is, he got it.)