The scholar's apprentice would be a good choice to start with, to learn general details about the world and the surroundings. Silently, Alaxos reaches out with his mind to touch that of the apprentice, instilling in her thoughts a compelling friendship and the desire to pause in her errands and venture into the alley where he waited, out of sight of the general populace. (Empathic Connection)<br/><br/>Assuming nothing interfered, he then begins to question her  - his new friend, generously helping a newcomer to the area - about everything she knows relevant to his interests. What she knows about the city, and if applicable the country or state it sits in. Who or what people hold power in the area - political, social, magical. What parts of the city people live in, work in, or play in. Anything else that she might volunteer in the process of the above that sounds interesting.<br/><br/>Through the questioning, he is simultaneously studying her thoughts, memories, and knowledge with Mind Probe, for total comprehension. Once the entire process is complete, he suggests she go back to her errand, then modifies her memory to forget the entire episode and fills in the missing time with something innocuous to explain the delay.