There seems to be a few posts underway behind the scenes so feel free to post anything you can come up with. The banquet will probably not start before the weekend so there's ample time for anyone to go forward with whatever your characters are doing - or to get your character into some meetings with others.
Groin: I think lord Athanar would not have stressed the fact that "there is a new lord in Scarburg" knowing how delicate the situation is... but otherwise it was very good, like him (as far as I know him by far). And there's no need to change that either as I don't think it such a big deal...
I just need to come to grips with him whether that was something he slipped away consciously, whether it was an actual slip, or whether he was just trying to say something and saying things he didn't actually mean. The last option looks the most natural to me right now but let's see...