With a curt nod, Sethi confirms Chloe's offer and, steadying herself, puts one hand on Titan's arm.  She tries not to look the man in the face, somehow unable to shake the image of a rat superimposing his face.  "Come on," she says.  "Stay right behind me, both hands on these... relic thingies.  We'll head for the kitchen," and, at that, she heads down the stairs with steady, but unhurried, pace.<br/><br/>She places her hands at her sides now, her gloved fingers resting near her knife and sword at her belt.  As they enter the main room, she murmurs over her shoulder to Chloe, "They'll notice your return, I'm sure... keep their eyes on you, like we don't know each other... but don't fall behind."  She emerges into the main room of the tavern yet again, back to the stench of oil-lamps, ale, and unwashed bodies, moving with the casual determination of one who knows her purpose.