Bastien is going to be overseeing young Gela on her first mission! It's going to be a pretty simple one: she's going to be accompanying a shipment of silks to the de Maryac household, and receiving in return an elven bauble that was wanted by the research division. The de Maryacs are friendly towards Riftwatch, and this exchange was previously agreed-upon, so Bastien is basically there to make sure that she doesn't freeze up and has decent skills of charm and wit.

Bastien has also been asked to, if she seems to be doing quite well, throw her a curveball, which Byerly is leaving to Bastien's discretion - for example, pickpocketing the bauble as they're leaving to see how she deals with crisis, suggesting on their way back that they lavishly spend the money they were given for the mission to see if she stands up against his "corruption," etc. Have fun, cheri