"Actually, I was just curious about the princess they have locked up around here. Not everyone likes being locked away from the world. Who knows, she might have been grateful to taken out, away from the castle she's kept in."

Not to mention getting a grateful princess for a bride was one easy way to get into power. He had an easy access now to any money he might need, now all he needed to complete things was to work himself into power somewhere before he ended up returning to his homeland.

"What quest were you on? Perhaps I could help you on it to make up for this mix-up." Not to mention the quicker he got the woman away from town the quicker he could go back to attempting to gain that princess.