You're to deliver the layout to a little bird named Aspen if I get captured. [ he drops the dull coins into D's waiting palm, avoiding contact. he doesn't mention that D will get paid even in the event of his capture — no reason to allow him to think such a tragic event is of little consequence. ] They won't want my soul, and judging from the little I know of you, no one wants yours, either.

[ a statement based on absolutely no factual information. laurent adjusts his hat and slips amongst the trees, light on his feet as he makes note of the various openings of the palace, windows he could possibly scale and ones he most certainly could not. ]

Your concern would be better suited elsewhere. This is what we'll do. I'm going to have a fit and fall into the fountain. The guards will come retrieve me. Use the distraction to enter the palace and steal away to one of the high towers, preferably a lesser used one, and leave the windows unlocked from the inside. Obviously, don't let anyone see you. We don't want them locking them before we return with our bird.