"Violence is only a last resort," the Queen reassured Shay, "I have need of deft fingers and quick minds. The Knobs have secrets locked away in their deepest vaults, confessions that will destroy them if ever brought to light. One person may do what a score of soldiers cannot, as you yourself have just proved. Only a master thief can hope to break in and escape with their life."<br/><br/>She continued, "Whether you join us or not, there is something you should know. Consider it a parting gift or your first mission as you will. Lady Keslie Huninghorn is the last scion of her house, long fallen from glory and impoverished. Yet she is still an aristocrat in name with a seat on the Council of Trade and the veto that comes with her station. I won't bore you with the details, but someone has bought her and her veto, and is blocking every proposal that is to our advantage. Lady Keslie is not a woman of means, but as of late she has somehow found the gold needed to fund renovations to her ancestral estate in the Civic Quarter. Rumour has it that she has a particular attraction towards young, handsome musicians with few friends or family to miss them, who are seen entering her mansion but never seen leaving again. I believe you have a friend who fits that description? As for what I need, it is simple - Lady Keslie's veto must be silenced; I care not how it is done."