<strong>"Harrumph,"</strong>the elder man grunted upon Dean's advise to calm down,<strong> "Maybe so, but I'm sure that my... <em>colleague</em>,"</strong>he practically spat the words,<strong>"is merely out to line her own pockets with crown gold. In all certainty, any shops or stalls she sends you to are likely subsidiaries of her own company. Even so, the crown thanks you that so many of your number so readily accepted this request."</strong><br/><br/><br/><strong>"As for tips on where to go," </strong>Farron continued with a mere sideways glance at the steward,<strong>"The group you saw exit when you were granted admittance were going to head south to the Hy-Brasil islands where rumor has it the plague is strongest and most frequent amongst the population. They seek to find out why, as it may help create preventative measures elsewhere. My suggestion would be to either head east where it originated, or follow them in case their own expidition fails. Either way, speaking to the only returning sane member of the Princess' original expedition may bare some fruit. And yes,"</strong>she says, her attention turning to Zachariah,<strong>"A selection of your belongings will be available for retrieval upon your exit, prior to the start of this meeting I had one of our warrant officers retrieve what you may need for your journey from storage and placed in the same locked room the rest of this group's equipment was being held. Though as to what you need in addition, arrangements can be made."</strong><br/><br/><strong><br/>"Ah yes, the Tiefling lad,"</strong>the Steward mused, stroking his chin while Farron addressed the tiefling present in the group,<strong>"Rowlf his name was. Terrible thing for a member of that cult to be so close to the Royalty, but he did seem much more straight-faced and orderly than others of his faith. How the princess fell in with him I'll never know. Reports say he was unwilling to talk to the guards when they attempted to debrief him, and when he was detained for suspected treason he managed to slip away back to his people, and granted sanctuary whilst within their grounds."</strong><br/><br/>