"No problem, this is what I came to get."
Shard nodded, simply re-wrapping the makeup box in newspaper:
"The lady did not bring me your payment."
"She has already paid, she threatened us, and then bought it at a low price."
The Circle Sorcerer from [Blood of Mercury] said in a muffled voice, glancing at the stranger:
"You were hired by that lady, weren't you? She doesn't want us to know her true identity. But one can probably guess, with such tactics, it must be a witch from the Witch Council, just not sure which one, those crazy women..."
"You don't need to tell me your speculations."
Shard stopped him, not forgetting that [Blood of Mercury] were not good people; even if everything they said was true, it was still better to hear less.