He had been out in the courtyard exercising, the opera was a 'short' one of only four hours, so it would run from after lunch until dinner, so he had somewhat expected an ambush. Getting to meet other nobles was not part of the expectation, however, but he also did not have a polite way out. Still, that did leave him a couple hours to finish, and then send a message to the noble about discussing the statue again, before he got ready to go out to lunch. The only issue was... suit, or armor. He was taking both, the new enchantment on the jacket let him swap whatever armor or clothing he was wearing for something else already stored, but showing up as a barbarian to meet nobles was likely to go poorly. However, trying to show them up would ALSO end poorly. So, he did what, to him, was the sensible option, and asked Sapphire for her advice, and then followed it.