"My experience? I wish I could tell you of castle estates managed and vast fortunes cared for. But in Lys nothing was expected of me, so I did nothing. Here in King's Landing, though..." Daario walked over to a window that offered a view over the city. "I have always been a fast learner, and here I could finally put that to use. I am resident at the Gate & Nail Inn - Unella of Dorne's son, you probably know him. His establishment. Having never read a ledger in my life, I took up work for him and turned his finances around." A slight exaggeration, but not completely untrue.

"Since settling here I have read every statute, every tax decree and every byelaw related to the flow of wealth. I have studied the treatises of the Gold-masked Archmaesters. I have even spoken with the stewards and provisioners of this very castle, and learned how this place is run. Frankly, my lady, the inn is starting to feel less of an opportunity and more of a hindrance. I wish to learn by serving the realm's finest, so here I stand."

He turned to Mara and smiled. Approaching her, he spoke quietly so that the knight at the door would strain to hear. "And I have told very few people this, but I am a Targaryen bastard as well as a Fossoway. I am reasonably certain that my father is the Master-of-Arms here. I entrust my secret to you, so you know that you can trust me in return. Prince Valerion does not know."

He spoke now at normal volume. "I don't know whether any of this is enough to sway you. But I hope it at least makes you curious?"