Of everyone at the table to respond, it wasn't Valentina who was being addressed but Lilli instead. Everyone else simply looked at him, wondering where the man even came from.
"Yo! Remmy! How's it hanging, kid? Are you here strictly for business, or can I trounce you in a drinking contest again?"
The paladin seemed to have an overly smug grin on her face while the information broker's thin smile stiffened a little bit. Everyone could see him unconsciously take a step away from the woman and it was clear that he held some form of deep seated trauma to the last time the two interacted.
"N-no, thank you Commander. I'll be quite happy skipping on the drinks today. I came because I heard our beautiful Archduchess was begging for information."
Already Valentina had pulled away from the Marquise she was choking just moments ago and instead straightened up and sat back down beside her partner while placing a protective hand on the girl's lap.