Hanson knew there were folks coming over, but he didn't expect a horse-man to be one of them. Nonetheless, he showed the horse-man in to Thasseldar's room and  got out just in time to show a pair of ladies to his room as well.

After the visitors were all in, he wondered. "What could a mysterious businessman, two ladies and a horse-man possibly be doing in there?"

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Thasseldar welcomed everyone in. Business as per usual, Linia," he replied to her with a smile.

"Now then. I would like to wait and see if anyone else will be stopping by before we get down to business, so in the meantime, have some beer." he took a few bottles out of the fridge in the other room and placed it on the table.