Faien raises an eyebrow at Auran's exceedingly generous gift to someone who was providing no more than the use of an outbuilding, but what the paladin did with his money was not worth questioning at a time like this.

One corner of the magistrate's mouth turns up at Koth's reasoning behind falling for Vaeri's act, although he makes nothing more of it. It was helpful to know that Koth was not directly part of the group that was, it seemed, to be their enemies. If he had civil and political connections, perhaps a ransom on behalf of the Ferry would resolve the matter of his disposition without inconvenient demands for the execution of a prisoner... but he was getting ahead of himself.

"What is the size of the Red Hand's forces, and where is their main body currently located?" he asks firmly, trying to redirect the conversation, for the moment, away from the paladin's threats. "Time, at the moment, is on neither your side nor ours."