Su-Li had disappeared as soon as they reached the market. The woman had moved away from Rauko with one last squeeze of the hand while she looked at the two merchants standing there. By the time Rauko turned to look she was gone. However, she turned up again very quickly. The woman she was speaking with had just started greeting the infiltrator when the bookish redhead arrived.<br/><br/>"Lady Ristani they conditions here are deplorable. There are nowhere near enough men to adequately protect us on the journey," Her voice was very high pitched and haughty. If Rauko hadn't known better she was a completely different person than a few minutes ago.<br/><br/>The armored woman glared at Su-Li while responding, "Well I'm so sorry, but this city seems to be populated entirely by cowards. Two of the main mercenary companies started leaving today because of that Anathema sighting. I've been trying to find more, but this girl," She pointed at Rauko, "Is the only one to express interest in the past hour."<br/><br/>Su-Li turned quickly and clicked her heel on the stone paving, "Well see that we're properly protected." The redhead then went off in a huff.<br/><br/>The armored woman sighed again and turned back toward Rauko. Her adviser had also just come back into sight, having his behind a wagon during that altercation. "Sorry about that, some of the merchants are worried about my ability to protect them. Too used to human caravan leaders who can't even shit without an aid."<br/><br/>She flipped her black bangs out of her eyes and held out a hand to Rauko, "Anyway. I'm Lady Estalesse Ristani and we are still looking for more workers. I don't suppose you have any sort of combat training do you?" She was much more calm though her voice still had an edge to it.