He raised an eyebrow, but didn't otherwise move. "And I am 'so' sure that the strength of your will to complete any promises is going to be very closely related to my proximity to you."<br/><br/>He paused and then gave her a smirk. "However... I might be more willing to entertain a... modest alliance. However, I would expect something of value, either coin, good, treasure or flesh, equal to you, within a reasonable time frame.<br/><br/>If, for example, you had... a problematic sibling or something of that nature, I would be willing to at least consider assisting with it."<br/><br/>Her flesh, while delectable, was far less valuable than having an actual ally on his new back door. And if he could get something from it occasionally, so much the better.