Santos Bolevara had to restrain himself from laughing out loud. He had spotted the eavesdropper of course, but had refrained from taking any action against it. The simple thing was, if you were in a stranger's house, you had to tolerate a few conditions and oddities of theirs. Besides, he had clear orders not to harm anyone without a damned good reason.
When the Captain chose to hobnob along with the eavesdropper, identified as a female Gaian, Bolevara decided he had to interfere. Raising his voice, he said with all the weight that had made him a trusted person within the ranks of the Order.
Captain Ravenov, if such trivialities could be left for another time, I would strongly advice you to get back to the matter at hand, there will be time for a drink later..... And Miss Gaian, if you wish to be a spy on me, come and have a seat, the matters are not classified....for now.
