Gareth shook Thomas's hand. "Ah, my name is Gareth Harker." He bore no titles, and perhaps it was slightly embarrassing, but titles and such were trivial manners and the true merits for him were accolades in goodwill. "And my... they train you knights quite well in chivalry." Truth be told, the members of the Order were characterized by their willingness to treat others well for glory of the king, and no doubt Thomas was a paragon of this trait, which Gareth found charming in others. "The pleasure is mine, Sir Thomas." Harker felt comfortable speaking to another of his kind and gained some confidence being with Karl who was lesser in virtue but higher in status. One thing that stuck out to Gareth, however, was the mention of assassination attempts which struck his anxiety about the day, that had already taken quite a few hits earlier. He caught Thomas's frown, and assumed that Arduin II's life ended in such away, that the kings were unpopular with some in the country. These facts he took disconcertingly, but his smile did not falter in this time of civil unrest.