Oh, so that was their game then. A rather common one, as far as they went, but certainly effective. Greed and force were fantastic partners, strolling together hand in hand with the backing of authority. Common as it was, there were many strategies to counter it, though most of them were unusuable at the moment. Greater authority, greater force, appeals to reason... He had too little information to work with.

[i]Time for a little trickery, then.[/i]

[color=00a99d]"It's alright, it's alright. Let's see here..."[/color] Germaine said, reaching into his pockets.
The actor had not made much of an attempt to hide his coinpurse as it bulged against the material. Perhaps that had gone a ways in stimulating the guards' greed. Nevertheless, his hand dipped into the cloth pocket before coming back up... empty. He made a show of turning both of his pockets inside out, before holding his empty hands in the air.
[color=00a99d]"I'm so sorry my burly friends, I seem to have misplaced my coinpurse."[/color] Germaine said to the orcs.

[@Haha]