[sblock="Barek, Caridoc, Celythia, Kynar"]Theosius replies "Ah, indeed. Green cloaks? Oh, of course.
"They are servants of Baron Vorloi, the shipping magnate, and his family. I don't serve the Vorloi, I just wore this to help me pick up any rumors of trouble they might know of.
The festival of Lucor is very important in the city. It's held to honor the famous priest of ancient times. It's a great honor to lead the procession. This year, that honor went to Lady Magda, who is part of the Torenescu family. That's who I serve - old money, reliable patrons." He drinks.
"I didn't see everything, but I gather that some ruffians tried to cause trouble with the bearers of Lady Magda's sedan chair. That would have been a great embarrasment to the family, if something had gone wrong. The Radu may have put them up to it - that's another family, upstart merchants really. The Vorloi" he takes a long drink of ale "don't want instability, so they stepped in to stop it."
(to Kynar) "The Torenescu have the Duke's ear, my eager swordsman. I expect that if you serve well, a weapon permit could be arranged."[/sblock]