"Light hurts them, gotcha", he murmured. Seemed like he was taking notes. As she mentioned pain slowing him, he just shrugged.<br/>He started to add something, but stopped when she touched the scar. His smile grew soft, and he drew breath as if to say something, but stopped again.<br/>Then she saw utter shock on his face.<br/>"That's..."<br/>He stopped and exhaled strongly. She could count to 10 before he finished; a well-known technique for calming yourself.<br/>"That's the most generous offer I have ever received.", he said in a calmer voice - still agitated, but his voice was lively now. "Your library, especially - I've never been offered the knowledge I'm after freely, without pre-conditions..."<br/>The scar twitched, and became like a crescent in his flesh. Trayan didn't seem to notice. He was hesitating. Then he shook his head violently and smiled, visibly relaxing.<br/>"Of course, I'd avoid staying here for too long, lest I attract danger - but then I suspect you know that, and that the danger would be there either way. The ones you chased probably knew you, or they wouldn't have stepped back. So, I'll trust your judgement in this, and accept your hospitality with as much dignity as I can manage... which might not be too much."<br/>He looked her in the eyes.<br/>"What I'm trying to say is, you had my gratitude already. Now I'm officially in debt to you. Whenever you ask for this debt, whatever you ask for, I'll give it to you if at all possible."<br/>Then he went completely silent, and their breathing was the only sound that remained.<br/>And the scar twitched again, becoming a circle.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Interesting questions: Do you think he just implied to stay there with her? That would give Trayan a die to roll for the resolution... yeah, the system enters into play here.<br/>You could - and probably should - answer me in a PM instead of posting, or add it as a spoiler on your own post.<br/>Added: since you agree, here's the roll:<br/>http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=54485<br/>5 is good.</div></div>