"Among others," he agrees with a small smile. "Obviously, our duties will probably keep all of us overnight in the Gallows sometimes. But a bit of privacy when we like it wouldn't go amiss. More space, for all I'm not unappreciative of what we have now. And it's not as if none of us ever spend the night in Kirkwall proper; this would give us a space more secure and permanent than an inn."

Petrana had taken the suggestion well and he's hopeful that Marcus will too. It will undeniably constrain their pooled resources, but the more Julius has let himself think of the idea, the more attractive it seems.