[b]Jonathan Maxwell - Courtyard of Saint Valerius[/b]

[b]"I'm getting to that, I'm getting to that."[/b] He again dismissed both Knights' worries with a wave, clearly ignoring the annoyed tone of Cyrus' and Nolan's more reserved concern. The redheaded young man was much more accepting of Jon's ideas than his own, grumpier companion, despite Nolan's rather obsessive nature toward Ken's safety. 

[b]"So, here's the thing."[/b] The blonde young man's shortly cut hair floated around his head as he turned to look at Ken fully, certain to keep his most charming persona up as he began to voice his idea for the remaining daylight. [b]"Cyrus here-"[/b] Jon reached over quickly, placing his hand on top of the dark haired man's head, making sure to slightly tousle the well-cared for mop. [b]"-Doesn't know many of the Knights too well."[/b] With his free hand, he reached into his pocket, withdrawing a cell-phone from the depths. 

[b]"And that leaves me in a bind when asking for favors. So I had the most [i]brilliant[/i] idea ever. Let's do something that every single of us nobles [i]need[/i] practice in. Something they don't teach in these expensive classes the teachers like to brag about."[/b]

Jon's eyes flashed as the sly grin returned in full, quite happy with how he'd decided to word his idea in a convincing manner.[b] "It's networking, [i]networking[/i]. Me, and you, then we get some of the other people we know that are in the same situation, head into town and build some relationships for the [i]future[/i]. Then they'd bring their Knights, and we get the best protection money can pay for! We build future business partners, Cyrus gets to get used to everybody, [i]we get back before the last train stops.[/i] everybody wins!"[/b]

He waved his hands excitedly, blurting out the last part with renewed vigor. [b]"It'd be later tonight, so we'd have time to prepare before we go and have some fun with the last part of our little break!"[/b]

Jon sat back, satisfied with his explanation, already checking the aforementioned cell-phone for his roommate's contact information.