It's not hard to simply tag along after Larrikin, letting the man talk as they move through the Hotel. He tells a good story, Alistair will give him that--although he blinks in surprise at the word husband. With the kind of serial flirt Larrikin is? (Or at least the kind Krei suspects he is--he doesn't have much proof other than his own experience.)

He's paying more attention to the story than the people around them, much like Larrikin, though he does take a second to make sure that whoever it was that Larrikin nearly bumped into is all right. Brush them off, send them on their way with a polite nod and a smile, all with an eye still on Larrikin. While the other man is picking the lock--and is apparently pretty good at it--Krei leans up against the wall next to the door looking nonchalant, hands in his pockets, one knee bent with his foot on the wall. He might as well play lookout, just in case.

As the story progresses, however, that look of nonchalance gradually fades, replaced by a look of surprise, and then disbelief.

"What on Earth does Anton do that would have scared that many people witless? I mean he's imposing, sure, but...."

And why, oh why, if Anton is so frightening... are they breaking into his office?