One of the many red-brigandined guardsmen stood post atop the gate, his fellows probably in the nearby guardhouse playing cards to pass the time. Gate duty was cozy, especially when there were hijinks on the grounds. Nobody shady ever just up and tried the front gate and besides, their was broken anyway. Contented with the night vista of Mullen, the dimly red shingled roofs and the lights of ships on the river, he turned around from the battlements in time to see a trio that looked to have originated from the palace. Oh dear. "Hold it! What's your business here?" He called out to the dark, quickly scaling the stairs down to the ground level to get a closer look at the strangers. A woman, a girl, and a young man all looking something distraught. Weren't they all? If it hadn't been for reports of strangers on the walls he would have probably just let civilian looking types go straight on through but he could tell from the silhouette in the guard house that the corporal was watching, and procedure was now his new god. Thankfully for all involved, he recognized the Lyoki royal up close, and took a step back to bow. "Apologies, your grace, but we have been told to restrict access to and fro the grounds. Might the guard be of any service to you, however?"