Balthier smirked slightly; that was a nice way of putting it, but Balthier preferred to call it what it was unless discretion was necessary. "I know about as much as you do, I'm afraid, as well as the general city information that gets thrown about on the journals. Haven't really had much reason to ask." Until now.

"Then again, I'd much prefer to keep out of this place's problems. Not really my place to interfere, now, is it?" Of course, it stood to reason that should some act be perpetrated against himself or Fran, there would be retribution, but as it was, there seemed little to gain from conflict. Not when it was a lose-lose situation.