Thomas, whose mood had been darkened by the recent events, clearly has his spirits lifted with the words of Andre Vaux.

"You are indeed a most welcome sight in these halls, Chevalier Vaux. I welcome you to the House of Lorraine and trust you look forward to some hard fighting. That is all that awaits us to the east. Meanwhile, please enjoy what hospitality we can offer, good food and drink you will have no trouble finding here. In Frankfurt things are slightly different, I have yet to convince the locals of the superiority of French wines over German ones."