"I fear you have not misjudged me Cyr, but the reason for my mission is to bait the lioness in her den. If the Maora is indeed the woman behind much of the mischief here, then that is what I need to discover. As for her own designs, I'm am not quite so vain as to assume she is completely blinded by my charms. I have no doubt she would try to use my presence to further her own ends. That is why I hope the rest of you will be able to get the Maor out of his palace quietly while the lady and I are 'indisposed'. My hope is that with him out of the picture whatever she is plotting will serve to incriminate her rather than allow her to use me. I hope that I can count on you, Skáth, to once more slip in unnoticed to be there to back me up should I find myself in distress."
In response to the question about the Daoine deBith being involved Gavril replies. "They attacked us when were meeting with a witness who had valuable information. They or at least one who appeared to be in league with them slew our witness and they fell upon us. Though we were loath to join a battle, we had the choice of being slain or fighting back. As you can see we survived the encounter. I shall say no more in respect of your sensibilities."