The official looked down her nose at the four in front of her. One eye twitched in confusion at the assortment. "And greetings to you, Khajiit," she said lowly, not with venom, but with impatience. "Several days ago a patrol of mine found two abandoned ships on the banks of the Larsius river. There were no useful supplies within except for large piles of shackles and chains. These were slaver ships. Few dare to come to Elsweyr these days, fewer still via Cyrodiil, so you can imagine this strikes me as odd. The aforementioned patrol followed the large swathes of tracks south into the desert as fast as they could. They were not heading for the nearest city. Again, odd."

The official was interrupted for a moment by her horse, backing off a couple of steps. It smelled the true nature of what was in front of them. The official pat its neck and calmed it, but did not change her stony expression. "A short time into their search, they were ambushed. None of them were wounded, but such blatant disregard for authority is not only odd but punishable." She placed the tips of her fingers on her chest, "Now, here I am, having rode out of my post with a force to apprehend the criminals and investigate the situation," Her fingertips waved out to the direction of the clan, "And what do I find?" Her eyes grew wider as if something had snapped, "I find a tribe's worth of all forms of intelligent animal and elf, wandering the desert [i]without clothing[/i]-" she gestured with a shooing motion at each of the leaders, "-led by an old cat, a bog snake, a quadruped, and an Imperial who looks smarmy enough to execute on the spot for espionage!"

Gallus involuntarily took a small step back.

The official, perhaps realising that she had lost her temper, took out a handkerchief and dabbed her glistening forehead. Her tone was lower and more levelled as she continued. "Perhaps it is the desert heat, but I have half a mind to accuse you all of immigrating illegally, acting with the intent of harbouring spies, and putting you all to death right here. Fortunately for you, I would rather have a better explanation so I can get back to my outpost and enjoy a cool drink. You will have my name, you may call me agent Lunise, I would have yours, as well as the reasons for all this nonsense before the end of five. Minutes. Exactly."