"Better hurry, Mister. The best shops will close. But I sure like your game, I'll look around the market and try to find one."

She smiled, hiding her face in Edith's sleeve. Moses must be happy with her, he had to be. She'd even arranged a meeting with one of the off-worlders.

Edith hummed, smiling as she withdrew her hand. "Thank you for looking after my poppet, darling." She hooked her hand on the child's shoulder, guiding her into the crowd. Within a moment they were away and the grip on her shoulder loosened. "Did you catch his name, Harriet?"

She shook her head. "I didn't have time, but he didn't ask mine either. We'll talk more later, I want to find out why they're here. We'll need to report in." There were people around them, and they were quiet, but not whispering, letting their chatter blend with the crowd's level of generic noise. Better to hide in plain sight, for all of them.

The guard frowned after the perfumed pair, glancing at Howard. "Sure. What do you want to find? We'll need to be back by the time the Councilor and your party have finished and we can't leave this area."