Surkil blinks. "I'm hiring from Korranberg," he replies. "Though I can't deny your capability was an influencing factor, I also considered your discretion and diplomacy in the handling of a certain recent situation." He nods, decisively, at Linda's wary look. "Information is a commodity. It is my business to know things, and in Zilargo, certain types of information are for sale, reasonably priced. Other types of information are, of course, worth your life."