Alura moves in closer to whispers in Calista's ear, "How do you want to handle this? I think you should take the lead in negotiating with this man." Alura felt that this encounter could really be a fight they might not walk away from. She is going to give this room a good quick inspection to understand better its purpose of design and this man's role in it.
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OK, so this looks like a tough fight. Negotiations might be the best strategy here.
Doing an Arcana check to get clues about room decor.