Emily watched the man tensely, her eyes narrowed, while Tehr was faced with the man now resting down on his keneds. Looking up the man swallowed, glaring at the two before her, while Eeva walked up behind the defeated assassin, watching him intensely as well. "I was hired by the Lady Dale. She offered a sum that would guarantee a good life for your death." He swallowed, gazing at Tehr. "I bribed a street rat to watch your house, and upon learning of the carriage, I rode ahead on a fine horse I tied up nearby. I planned to chop down a tree but when you weren't coming I began to wonder if I had chosen wrong location entirely. I cleared the road and was about to head back to see, when I heard you coming. So I had to take a shot in a hurry." He swallowed. "I was given specially made arrows, dipped in some madness root's extract. I was told to at the very least wound you, if I valued my life, sir." He lokoed up at Tehr seriously.<br/><br/>"I was also ordered to leave no witnesses to the deed. You were to disappear, if possible, only to resurface dead in some scandalous situation that would further bring ruin to your house. For this task, I was hired because I have... a reputation, of sorts, of having gotten away with such acts before. Yet I have done so as member of a group, yet for this, I was denied that. The orders from the Lady were clear. If anyone but I learned of this, I would face peril as well." He swallowed again. "She said nothing of you being a mage sir, just that you and your house had done a grave insult to her choosing to consort with... demi-humans rather than a lady like her." He swallowed tensely.<br/><br/>Whether he believed what he said or not, he did sound like he was serious, watching around nervously, before then clearing his throat again. "Sum of five hundred gold would be paid for wounding you, or a thousand for your death, and a while fifteen hundred gold coins reward for your death and scandalous ruin." He gazed at Tehr and Emily nervously, while Eeva grit her teeth together. Emily didn't look particularily pleased either, especially on the part about 'demi-humans' spoken of in that tone.<br/><br/>"I can understand a woman's jealousy but that wouldn't explain an attempt to ruin one's house." Emily's tone was stone cold. "What proof do you have?" She insisted, the man hurriedly digging at his pocket, before pulling out a rather well drawn image of Tehr's face, as well as a pouch of coins. Gold guinea. No common man would get to lay hands on Guineas, they were the sole custody of those better off in life for most part. Each worth as much as five normal gold coins, they were heavy, thick coins bearing the insignia of the<em>Blessed Mother</em>, which meant they were<em>foreign.</em>