Valerius is not the only magister with a vacation home at the seaside. Felix's contacts have offered him use of a manor belonging to a lord who lives in Minrathous. That makes the cover story easier, certainly.

The manor is, as was promised, entirely empty. The cellar and larder are stocked, but there is no staff. If anything is broken, the bill will be sent, but otherwise there is free reign of the place, and a beautiful view of the ocean.