Ishani had never been a man of steel nerves or strong will.  As such, he'd let out a yelp of his own upon entering Kasmira's booth, drawing the woman's scream along with the curtains.<strong>"My apologies, Mistress, if I disturbed you."</strong>He had no idea whether or not Kasmira's act was a ruse.  He knew she had a genuine connection to the divine, and while the ability to speak to the dead was most likely beyond her abilities, he could not say so with certainty.  Also, he knew to keep up formalities with her around customers, and even did so when no one was around.<br/><br/>He then went to visit Iriel, another performer gifted in spellcraft.  After spending a brief moment wondering what a private show from Iriel would be like, he informed her of his purpose, which only made the woman seem more annoyed.  He would have to make a point to speak to Larsen about delivering these messages later.<em>If anything, I should be telling him what to do</em>he thought.<br/><br/>Daru took the summons easily enough, stilling his irritation slightly, but he was still daydreaming about telling Larsen off as he made his way to Ramzenny's quarters.  The Gnome was a third his size and her chambers were over twice as large as his own.  By the man's face, Ishani could tell the man had just satisfied himself with the small woman, something he inwardly chafed at.<br/><br/>***<br/><br/>Larsen laughed at seeing the sisters heading toward his office, gesturing toward Evera.<strong>"I thought it would take him a while to track you down.  Well done there, I suppose, and both of you already dressed for adventure...though I guess you kind of always are."</strong><br/><br/>Ishani walked in behind them, having stepped away a moment.<strong>"Magnus and Ramzenny will be a moment.  Magnus was helping an apprentice finish a sword, and Ramzenny was helping a customer finish...something else."</strong>He started to walk out, but Larsen held up a hand for him to stay.  Clenching his teeth, Ishani sat down nearby in Larsen's seat, a defiant look on his face that Larsen seemed to not notice.<br/><br/>Next came Flynn and Iriel, and Larsen pointed out the cup of wine in Flynn's hand with joyful approval.<strong>"You are better suited to the occasion than you know.  All right, I'll wait for the other two before going into the full details, but I finally did it.  We have work.  <em>Real</em> work.  If this goes over we will be all over the city and can virtually double our price.  No more dock jobs, but the kind of work we need to get this place turning a profit!"</strong>He smiled again, letting that sink in a moment before continuing, and even Ishani looked at him with genuine interest.<strong>"Are you familiar with the name Gaedren Lamm?</strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;"><sup>(1)</sup></span><strong>If not, nothing to be ashamed of. He's not a particularly pleasant person to know, and he won't be around much longer."</strong><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;"><sup>(1)</sup></span>Knowledge: local to identify Gaedren Lamm