"Sur? We got the message from masser Arryl to offload the fruit to a vendor in the city. We was told we got paid for it."

Other men snapped to work as Kirran gave the order to shove off.
**

At the castle:

Guards hurry to a courtyard, where by chance Rok happens to be laying, cloud watching. A minute or two pass, and then the bier floats down, coming to rest on the soft grass. A loud screeching announces the presence of the silver hawk perched atop one of the balloons. Within the space of a breath, the bird was shot by three of the guards, their Sargent yelling to have the bird taken to the kitchens. Then four robes figures appear, cutting the balloons free of the bier as they lift up Princess Reya and start carrying her inside.