He smiled a bit and nodded as she correctly named the other side's offer, unable to recall if gods could tell instinctively if they were being lied to. "I assumed so. About the martyr, though I did warn them, obliquely mind you, that I would react... poorly to being deliberately sacrificed. As of the moment, I am still attempting to investigate the nation, though my current duties are making getting away long enough to do so quite difficult."<br/><br/>He shifted as she teased him, nothing that had even been alive or even had pretensions to being alive, would have been able to not react. He did not, however, let the sudden surge of lust do more than make it hard to focus for a moment. "Would you kindly desist please? I am trying to be rational, which is likely a novel thing for this world."<br/><br/><br/>He considered her offer, before shrugging and continuing once she stopped. "I would be delighted to hear more about your offer, since you have put it in such vague terms that nothing has actually been promised. If I accept now, I get to 'live like a king,' but nothing about me getting to live for longer than a couple seconds of completing the agreement. I am a freelancer, currently employed by the Summer Court, and other than having a rather infuriating companion, have gotten nothing that I couldn't have after a few months as the Summer Knight. Their bargain has not officially been accepted, so I have no real obligation to follow through to the end after returning their equipment and guide, IF I decide to go with your offer. So far, neither side has offered anything concrete enough for me to commit fully to one side or the other."