Someone lied to the elves of Silverglen and convinced them that members of several flights had committed crimes against them. As a result, they refused to treat with anyone from those flights until the accused completed some task for them.

*he's not entirely certain she'll pick up all the implications from that--the way even such a minor mischief can fracture ties and hinder efforts at cooperation between flights--but he'll wait and see what her response is before deciding whether to elaborate further*