Poser, when you ask George/Aleroth, you'd like to look at his plant in the bedroom - he goes in there/stays and you can loot his whole shop. Have you already asked him?
Kiya
Ars Magicana/mage shop. If you pay the poet outside a few coins, he'll recitate a poem. the mage comes out to listen, run into the BACKROOM (only chance) and grab the stuff out of the chest: good dagger.