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"Yes, that is more than enough for me to know. I am here to buy this place. How much money do I need to offer?" the woman paused. She had expected this strange man to be intimidated by her name. But he dared to ask for her tea house.

"I apologize but the introduction goes both ways." her lips went thin when he nodded and bowed mockingly.

"I am a newly positioned noble, Baron Cotlin Graystone. It is a pleasure to meet you, Lady Clamstone. You know…" he passed when her eyes flickered. "I have been attacked here today. Someone mixed drugs in my tea and then a lot of assassins came to attack me. I want to investigate the matter. But I do not want to malign a duke's name. That is why I am asking you to sell the tea house to me." 

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