He gave her an innocent smile, before kissing her throat to delay another round or seven with her. "Professional pride. If I had fully taken your job, I wouldn't have been able to feed you the paladin, but the city would have burnt to the ground, putting me out of a job. I am just now taking the job, and the original contract said we would start with the ones in the city. They have fled. Therefore, since the fault is on my end, I have to offer some form of compensation, unless spending time with you like this is enough compensation for you?"