The King listened, another smirk of amusement flickering across his face, the spymaster slipping out and quietly closing the door behind him. A quiet set of snorts from behind the door revealed he wasn't nearly as impassive and unemotional as he tried to be. The Captain rolled his eyes at her comment, standing up before replying. "Thank you for stating the obvious, ma'am. I already have issued an appropriately worded official response to the guard, and if they have chosen to disregard it, then that is their problem."<br/><br/>However, the King coughed, and then nodded. "Then we should make the language stronger, Captain. Her words have merit. Meet with me after dinner, and we can reword the previous document."<br/><br/>The guard captain merely nodded to the king's 'not order', but shot Laulin a look of venom as he left with the archpriest. Tarran waited for Laulin, before shrugging. "I was thinking the suite you had been assigned would be perfect. Though I will admit right now that I am less comfortable with the new pieces than I act. It was mostly to annoy the other councilors. And while the Captain isn't going to do anything, you shouldn't be going out of your way to annoy him like that. He was quietly covering for the guard, and the King quietly knew about the covering. But then you officially notified the King of the problem, and now that he has been officially notified, he has to take action. And since he will reveal it was your action to save his own political skin, I think your stay in the city is about to become interesting. Not in a lethal way, but I wouldn't be surprised if you start getting snubbed or outright insulted."