Daniel was silent when Asleod made the briefing about the future tasks. Bare boned but good so far. When Sophia spoke he added; "Same as Sophia I can help gather information. I may not had been trained to be information specialist but I am rather persuasive sort. Also I presume Talanna will contribute also in same field a lot but from a different angle. Winters indeed are times of hefty socialization among nobles, who are also quite bored as some may have quite lively outdoor lives or enjoy hunts in countryside. So all focus on parties at that point. Also more than often those parties are used to negotiate deals between houses so besides restless youth there can be older elite present."