"100,000..." Lance mumbled to himself underneath his scarf as he strolled casually towards the castle.  [i]How fortunate that such a high paying proposition come into sight after a successful heist and no one needed to know about this extra trinket.[/i]  Lance softly kissed the ruby that was embedded on his necklace before quickly fumbling it back below his scarf as he passed the city guard, avoiding the suspicious gaze from making eye contact as he bowed his head down.  It possibly wasn't the smartest idea to flaunt recently stolen goods, though if need be he could probably talk his way out of that trouble.

As he neared the castle gates the thief gulped softly.  This was likely a well guarded property, eyeing the treasures was not going to be a good idea... well not yet anyway.  The king must of indeed been desperate for the help as Lance passed the stationed guards at the gate without a single question, his gear evidently displaying that he to was answering the call to arms.  That alone maybe have outweighed the suspicions about his general attire.

As he stepped into the castle hall the thief sighed rather dejectedly as his eyes shifted to each person doing a head count.  Clearly offering ill-tale of encounters with Orcs didn't dwindle numbers as much as he might hope.  One person caught his attention in particular, a certain individual who appeared to keep their identity as much as secret as he did.  A smile grew on his face, only evident from the narrowing of his eyes before he looked over the other arrivals once more.  "I wonder what kind of tale this is to become... ah a bard, a teller of greater tales than I."  The man muttered to himself once more as he reached and lowered the scarf that had shielded the bottom of his face from view.  Making it this far made it clear that so much of a disguise was not required.