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The artifact, while interesting, was not the only thing that intrigued you. For, when there was mention of a Thieves' Guild, classic tropes in Eberron captured your imagination, memories replaying in your mind like movie scenes.
The reality of it, as Risae cleared up after an inquiry of yours, was less idealized than that. The Thieves Guild was known for harming the innocent, doing the dirty work of others, and generally facilitating illicit actions. Not to say that there weren't any of the typical isekai shenanigans that seemed to make the world turn; the three women casually mentioned tales of the Thieves' Guild's massive heists, legends of Rogues being pursued, among other cliches, all shared with a clear romanticist lens.
Mel however clarified something about the Thieves' Guild: She claimed that, ironically, most members of that Guild weren't actually part of the Rogue or Thief classes. And that ultimately she was glad the world seemed to collectively turn against Thieves' Guilds, as they inspired and spawned bandits, defended rapists and murderers and even, in it's later stages, corruption. While also giving those of the assassin, beguiler, and other such classes a bad name. Risae hoped that Oceanippon would never have such guilds in its lands, claiming that her clan's subterfuge was more than enough for the nation of islands in the far east.
Mel and Ruby would later tell you they suspected Risae only said this because she didn't want her clan to be threatened by a parallel structure. Though Mel would once again stress the sentiment that Thieves Guilds made people mistrust beguilers and assassins.
From there, lighter topics were touched upon. Thanks to your presence there was more comfort in the air.
Risae, apparently, was first woman Eisho married. However, she isn't his first wife. That honor went to Ai.
Courtesy of Ruby's questioning, you found that Risae didn't mind this in the least, instead found comfort in being the first Eisho chose, and wished to maintain harmony in the household.
From her words, and from what you saw behind her initial assumptions, you found that Risae hid her timidity behind a veneer of stoicism. You saw how Eisho would've taken to her. It also answered where Shizuku's shyness came from.
And she would talk about her class as well. She spoke about how, from her training, she could make any food be poisoned and easily sneak around while keeping herself imperceptible and create mirages of herself that were practically clones. As this seemed to alarm your two wives, she reassured them that practically anyone could detect the poisoned items, not even needing Appraisal. She diverted the conversation by speaking about more domestic things, something which your two wives said they couldn't relate to, bragged about you building robots to clean up the mansion. Risae seemed to disagree, commenting how it was a slave-wife's place to clean and sweep, and that it's not something which should be left to mere machines.
