Odette talks a little bit about her battle with stage fright. Greasewood talks about his history with Mayor Ignautius, and what he was being blackmailed over:

"But y'recall how I said Sun Stone fell into my lap? Well, that would be on account of it being an unexpected inheritance. My old man passed afore his time, and left this place to me. Only...I weren't his son by blood. Only, the courts didn't need to know that, y'get what I'm sayin'? He was my pa, and I was his kid. That's how it was fer us, even if the law would have this darn building go to his cousins out east rather'n me. They'd just as soon sell it off to the highest bidder. No sense of pride at all. And the king himself – by that I mean Mr Voclain – found hisself some evidence that'd put it in their hands over mine. So, naturally, I've been sure to treat Mr Voclain very nicely for some years now."

"You may not see why someone'd pull what he did on me, but just think about the number of private meetings I would've given him without eavesdroppers around, the number of sordid guests not kicked out, the number of discounted services... and he coulda just landed me in hot water and made his move when he eventually fancied gettin' this place on the cheap, anyhow. Guess who'd evaluate the worth? One of his fellas, o'course."

The conversation ends with Greasewood stating he'll give all the offworlders good rates on rooms and drinks, and can offer the lounge bar as a meeting room when needed.

- Sinderella