Ah- I'm sure that can be arranged. At least the horse is easy to control.

[The barest flicker of a smile before it slips. The edge of starvation and the ever-present danger of dehydration - the very real danger they're circling while staying in this town, without making any headway in getting the orb.]

It is better they think us trophies and entertainment at balls, than to be afraid of what we might do, if we thought to grab power for ourselves. There's a story in my world, about a man who did just that.

Things did not end well.