[i]"Is it? Since when?"[/i] Kain asks in reply to the council comment.

A finely dressed man in a three piece suit and top hat, accompanied by a sadle packed donkey greets them on the shore.

[b]"You're not the men I hired."[/b] he says in a slightly surprised posh proper voice.
[b]"Oh well, is the problem gone? Is trading safe to resume again?"[/b] he asks.