She returned Hannibal's smile, pleased with the choice he made, his swallowing the pride that might yet cost him dearly in the life he wanted to lead. As he was about to turn and make inquiries, one after the other, the others protested they should not trust the magistrate, rather stay in another inn. Did they truly know her so little to assume she would have blindly sought that inn and gone to stay there, that she would not gather all available information and weigh all options first, once she had collected what she needed to know? She decided a break was overdue, and apparently, a discussion. As Hannibal was the one to direct the question at her, and in such an ostentatiously polite manner, too, she smiled at him. "Very well, let's have a drink in there, rest our feet, discuss this."<br/><br/>She took a step so that she could have them all in her view, and let her gaze pass over their faces as she spoke. "Nonetheless it would be advisable to find out whether, and where, the Drathmir Inn exists, where the magistrate would have us go, and why. Of course we cannot trust him, but don't assume we will easily find a better occasion, someone more trustworthy or useful. Through his position and experience, he at least knows it can be profitable to have dealings with outsiders, that helping us now can later work to his advantage. Of how many in this city can you expect the same?"<br/><br/>She made a small gesture to invite them to take a look around, at all the passersby who regarded, or rather, disregarded them as if they were vermin, less use than the lowliest slaves they held in their power. She gave them a moment to feel exactly how unimportant and uninteresting their group was for even the least important creatures scurrying by. "Usefulness - that is what counts here. To whom but the magistrate can we be of enough use for them to help us? You cannot trust anyone in this city, the danger you know often is the lesser, in a place like this. We mustn't trust a single being here, yet will need to rely on someone. We will be in someone's debt, pay a high price for what we crave. We all knew this when we set out."<br/><br/>She did not mind their doubt, was as factual in her words and as friendly in her address as they had always known her, just as willing to make use of what resources and contacts she had, of what perspectives she could take into consideration. The group being the only source of any of this she could rely upon, she would be interested, indeed, in each member's views. "Where would you rather begin our attempts to settle in? Are you sure picking another Inn at a whim to stay the night, and showing up whenever it pleases us to see the magistrate, or simply not returning to his office, and struggling on by ourselves, would be the better alternative?" She spread her hands, the pleasant smile some of them knew so well on her lips. "But for now - lets get inside, have a drink, rest our feet. Then we can busy our minds and tongues all the better."