"Well, we have money for food. Cinta has the cough, but the's had that since she was little.  But we're not well defended anymore. The warehouse has a lock, but if a girl is taken- that's why we need someone to work for."

"I understand. I think I'll have a couple women stay there with you, to be able to defend you, and if you decide you want to move to an apartment building I can find one closer by. Those are safer if the warehouse isn't a secret; locks outside and in and city guards usually watch the outer doors because they don't remember who lives where, even when they aren't paladins like the guards we have this week."

Also she'll make a note to have one of her Shelynites prepare a lesser restoration and see if it helps Cinta. She can check whether they own the warehouse or Eriape still does, and buy it out if it's Eriape. Badgers owning it? That's ridiculous. Zoè can either be one of the guards or a messenger... trainer, probably. They'll probably need some practice and definitely checks to see they get it.

Some whispers. 

"I think we'd prefer the apartment. Eriape was not good at keeping secrets."

Some louder whispers

"She wasn't! Or she wouldn't have been caught!"

"Very few people can keep secrets when a eighth-circle wizard wants to learn them. There's two I can think of who might have gotten involved, when she started annoying duchesses and archdukes. But that does mean most of her other secrets are known, too, at least to somebody. I'll find you apartments soon. Maybe a week, maybe less."

Violant bows. "Thank you, Archduchess."

"You are welcome, Violant. You all are. I'm going to have some of my scouts go with you back to the warehouse, and they'll give you a little in the way of lessons in how we work. I think you'll all take to it quickly. Anything else before I do?"

"No, My Lady."

She elbows a girl next to her who is still bowing, and they withdraw.

"Gods watch over you." Because Jilia's a little busy and might need the help.