[The Bloody Bay Fleet]

"A messenger from the Crown, eh?" Kelsey took a dram of her pint. "You had my interest, but now you have my attention." She grinned hungrily, with a glint of greed in her eyes, "However, my friend, I'll need to see some proof you are who you claim to be." She leaned in over the guitar and stared Aynia dead in the eyes, the playfulness gone from her expression.

"If you are a Laxtavitan spy, you're being very bold after you burned our town and took one of us once. I dare say if you try to do that once more, you shan't be seeing the next sunrise." Kelsey made a gesture to the broader tavern. "As you can see, I brought friends along. But I'm happy to find a room here to talk with you privately. That is, of course, if you are who you claim to be."