[The warrior pockets the money and shifts the grip on his axe, following Stannis' gaze to the people milling about.]

It's got a good start. Ambassador seems decent, she smoothed over the ruffled feathers of my employer and got me a room for the first night after he left. I don't know much about the spymaster, but some of the scouts are in awe of her.

[He rubs his stubble a bit and then looks over at the soldiers.]

The commander is excellent. Some of those guys only picked up a sword a few days ago, and they'll already survive a fair battle.

[Not that battles were ever fair, but still.]

This can work.