The carriage rolled to a stop behind the Silver Boar, and Juna hopped down first to clear the step below. Vella followed with her staff, leaving Loccy room for the hammer, while Didi kept the map cylinder beside her cloak.
Hajin braced his working hand on the rail and climbed down, keeping the splinted arm tucked beneath the mantle.
"Dawn," Didi said, holding the door clear while the coachman waited beside the horses beyond her shoulder.
"I'll start with the brokers who answer questions before they ask whose seal sits above the purse."
"Smart, the nosy ones always charge double anyway," he snorted, letting go of the rail once his feet found the courtyard.
"Find out which answers come with actual stock, and we'll gossip about the charming ones after somebody loads a wagon."
Didi's mouth twitched without ever reaching a smile, and she climbed back beneath the door's opening.
"Try not to get stabbed before breakfast, it would wreck my whole morning."
