Roderick steps forth with a soothing smile and a friendly hand upon the man's shoulder. With a warm handshake (coupled with the cold touch of a palmed gold coin), he says:
"Come now good man, we can see that circumstances unsettle you, and, indeed, we are unsettled as well. But, we are all friends, here, are we not? You need not worry overmuch. I look after my friends. Is this not so for you all?" This last is directed toward the collected party.
"By the by," Roderick asks of Braz, "did you perchance recognize any of the men who came looking for us, earlier?"