"You don't want another rooster in your henhouse." Emily teased but then nod her head. "I understand. I would dare to guess he has intensions that are ones that either you or this Angelique would not wish for. Then, I think it could be arranged. If he makes a good job he may find himself quite busy and well rewarded for his efforts in the city, and such an 'exchange' would strengthen us both. While many of our outriders are tied to protecting our homeland, there are several fine guards at our Londinium compound as well. I don't see a reason we couldn't borrow some, in exchange for a fair pay, to help protect in Londinium or in your territories. The position of an Outrider is one earned through deeds and proved ability, so some that haven't reached the rank yet might also be willing to work at a small cost to provide numbers and their determination to earn recognition."<br/><br/>She brushed her fingertips gently against Tehr's arm while watching him. "I think the guards have enough pride to wish for a bit of compensation for their work, but room and board as well as a position in Londinium is already quite compelling. As for the possibility of House Ravos providing help otherwise, well..." She thought for a moment, and looked at him seriously. "We have the Goldmanes." She finally said, and then sighed. "And Orchard family. Can't forget them." Crossing her arms, she seemed to fall in thought for a moment, then speaking.<br/><br/>"Goldmanes are a family within the House Ravos that is not among the central leadership, their patriarch managed to earn a lot of anger among our own kind. They weren't banished, but they faced a loss of face and power. It was not political, it was because the patriarch tried to make the outriders a male-only elite group. They insisted that women have no place in the command structure. Since then, the Goldmanes have picked their family Patriarch and Matriarch far more carefully, but that mistake still weights on their back. They're eager to prove their worth to the House, but they are also ambituous lot." Emily watched him seriously, sighing.<br/><br/>"Orchard, well... I think they'd be described a bit similar to what I have heard of your house and the Hlaford family from you here. The Orchards have served the house nobility among our kind, they are the squires to our knights, the maids to our leaders, the cooks and maids for those who contribute to our society with their mind and might alike. Orchard family reportedly began to serve the House Ravos' central family during the same generation as our House was formed. They are the traditional servants, they take pride in it. However, they ah..." She blushed a hint, looking at Tehr.<br/><br/>"While they would know how to use weapons, they'd likely show up as cooks and butlers until someone broke in, then snatching whatever weapon is handy to deal with a threat. There's a story about them killing a group of wolves with little more than broken blanks from a rotting fence, beating the wolves with makeshift clubs with nails in them."