<strong>Location: House Llaeloth's throne room<br/>Time: Morning<br/><br/>Faeremhara Llaeloth </strong><br/><br/><em>Indeed he will be punished, yes. Such an oversight is perhaps</em>expected,<em> but still not</em>acceptable.<em>He knows I will see to his failings later today, when there is less to do. Clearly I need to take a more active role in the running of the business to ensure this does not happen again.</em><br/><br/>She looked on at the two males and the familiar, listening, paying attention... yet still seeming a little bored.<br/><br/><em>As you wish, Handmaiden. You know I will submit to you. I just hope my treatment of Trinadril doesn't give... no, it wouldn't give you ideas. I'm sure you've seen it all before and know more of torture and discipline than I ever will.</em><br/><br/>She did, however, answer the men, not ignoring them.<br/><br/>"Elvas'thrae, I am glad you have arrived. I trust you had ample time to get everything in order before journeying here? As for what you say about knowing things work differently here, that is true, but as long as you acknowledge this, I have no interest in going out of my way to make life difficult for you. You of course have access to the library here, though I doubt you will find it particularly well suited to your main skills, but still... knowledge is always useful.<br/><br/>As for your skills with crafting, I will sometimes ask of you to use these gifts, but I know it is taxing, and can leave great strain on the crafter. I shall ask this of you sparingly."<br/><br/>She then turned to Aeriyon.<br/><br/>"Well, I assure you that we still have vast riches, but I'm sure you understand it's the<em>principle</em>of the thing. I can't bear to have my own subjects steal from me and waste my money. That said, when it comes to matters of wealth, I am always keen to listen to suggestions. I see though, would I be correct in assuming you are not here with a specific request or job in mind, but rather, to announce yourself as a guest in this realm and to offer your services?<br/><br/>If so... there are no assassinations in mind<em>yet</em>, but given the danger that lurks so close by, some careful strikes will eventually be needed, preferably leaving a certain intellectual enemy open to a full assault so we can crush them once and for all."