"His purpose is to serve," Albrecht answered the Swede, not deigning to look at Wulf as he left the room to carry out his duties. "If he must do this to advance our plans, then I do not object."<br/><br/>The smoke poured near von Schwarz, and though it hung by his head for a few moments before it dissipated, the knight did not so much as wheeze, no longer needing to breathe to begin with; the noxious gas was not even a bother to the walking corpse. As the money man explained their position, the Ritter listened intently, unmoving, simply staring on ahead with his intent eyes. There was a crease of his brow as Torsten mentioned crosses and crescents, not truly understanding what was meant (his knowledge of theology was not much beyond his knowing that some worshiped Christ and other did not.)<br/><br/>"If we torched his warehouse and ships, that seems like we could get him out of the way." Albrecht had learnt a little of siege warfare in his training as a knight and serving the Order, so it was not as though it would be so difficult for him to pull this off. "It would be easier than trying to kill him directly, at the very least... though I hope it won't be too long before we do him in." von Schwarz knew any such act of violence would have to be planned out carefully, but if he could pull it off, then he would not hesitate to get his hands dirty.<br/><br/>The knight's brow furrowed as Torsten spoke the last words. "I don't think you would need to worry about me being there at all, let alone choosing such a place as my feeding ground," were Albrecht's coldly spoken words, eyes narrowing. The knight had never paid any attention to claims of deicide, for as he did not care for Jesus, it mattered not who might have killed Him. But as much as von Schwarz hated trade (and was not all too pleased to have made acquaintance with a trader and condone his schemes of bribery), he especially loathed usury, something to which even nobles could fall prey to... and his peers had left no doubt in his mind who were the prime purveyors of this practice. He had never known a Jew, but had no intention of ever doing so, either, content with what he had been told by others.