The man sat staring out her window, as if lost in a thought. He slowly turns toward her as she enters, a smile on his face. “Hello Catherine,” he says, voice of a man who’s seen too many years. He chuckles at her slight shock that he knew her name. “Don’t be too surprised, I am the man who sent my younger brother to find you and hire you after all. He arrived not shortly after you did on horseback, talking of someone who met your description."<br/><br/>The elder stood, pushing up on creaking legs and smoothing out his pants and jerkin. He reaches up to rub his graying beard, as if a habit of many years. “I convinced my fellow councilman that we are in need of someone like you with specialized talents” he said in a steady tone. He walks up to her with his hand out. “I am Leom."<br/>