<br/><div class="floatright">(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSvCmjwtqp1zLousJDFK_oKiGOThjWoDZLO5nB8YLOq6psywVxc5Q)</div><br/>"I will take your advice to heart, then. Tread the line between feuding nobles carefully, and commit to one only in assurance of their reliability as a patron. Not that different from the mercantile world, really."<br/><br/>He takes a glass of wine for himself, more for show than anything with only the occasional light sip.<br/><br/>"That covers the patriars, but what of the others who would be influential to an aspiring artiste, whether to impress or avoid?"