(OOC) I think I will follow the trend here, italics for thoughts, color for speech.
(IC)
"I hope we are not kept waiting for long. Having this book in our possession is making me a bit too nervous for my liking. I pray to Morrow this will be the last we see of it. Every man I see with black hair and a bushy mustache is a suspect, and I see assassins and brigands on every street corner!", Alain ends with a degree of light-heartedness, shifting the weight of his greatsword to his other shoulder.
Perhaps I should have left this behind, he mused. The Fusiliers have done fine work in this district. I must commend the Captain next time I see him.