First off, I have a humble request. Could you guys please refer to me as Maltese as far as this story is concerned? This is not normally an issue for me but we also have a vital Captain of the Guard character and my mind hurts while I work to figure out who you refer to when you write OOC.<br/><br/>Cannons exist - how about handguns?<br/><br/>Ok, so we agree that the wine was my purchase through a straw name, and that it has been impounded. This is why I am approaching Doryn, through Hani since I know her enough to know that she knows Doryn. The amount of wine is four casks or barrels, which equals about 30 gallons each - a full barrel including the wood and bands would be somewhere around 280 pounds! Seeing that the Captain is the big strong guy type he might be able to lift it alone, but the volume isn't exactly handy. This might sound tedious but the idea behind this is that moving something like this will require guile and cooperation between our characters - and a cart, of course. And putting it in a pocket and doing a runner is out of the question, but there is work for all involved, from driving the cart to taking out guards to patroling the perimeter.<br/><br/>Since Doryn clearly is very much a patron of the place, I need to reconsider the idea that Pieter is a patron - they would already know each other by now at least visually, and Hanis help would not be required. But with a city of this size there are probably dozens of other inns where it might be equally logical for him to hang out. He'd go there on this night because Hani was there, it being her own turf, and that would make it less likely that she would sell him out some way. And, he'd have been told Doryn would likely be there. And finally it would be to Pieter's advantage that his own face was less known in this inn.<br/><br/>I think I am updated now on the reading of IC and OOC and my own post will follow shortly.