Chaucer opens the case, and pulls one letter out at a time, reading it intently, rolling it back up, and replacing it in the case before pulling out another. By the time he has read them all, the rest of the party has joined him in the longboat. Once he explains the contents, including the line of credit and the parties possible bonus, he passes the case to Aradra to peruse. When he is finished, Chaucer puts the leather case back in his bag.
When he is finished arranging his bag to his liking, he looks up to see Syldar sitting next to him. After she introduces herself, he responds "I am Chaucer Tarsi, and my apologies for not introducing myself earlier, the last few days have been somewhat of a whirlwind. And thank you for your kind words, personally, I am a storyteller, and though I much prefer to inspire by telling grand epics of the past, some situations call for a bit more scathing a tongue. That wormrotten pirate deserved what he got, trying to barter with women. Despicable."
As they continue talking, Chaucer exclaims, "You sing!?" with greater jubliance then necessary, "You must do me the honor. I do not sing, but am learning some instruments, it seems we could make a fine grand noise together Syldar. Once we get settled, a concert is in order. You shall sing and dance, and I can accompany you on my djembe, and I might even fancy a tale myself!"
The excitement at meeting someone who enjoys history and song and story is evident on Chaucer's face, as if this is a rare delight for him. So entranced by the idea of swapping stories and songs, Chaucer dismisses the idea of sharing tactics saying, "Yes, yes we should discuss that, but do you know the song of Eliza the Hunched? Oh I do love that song!"