He grinned, and bumped his shoulder against hers.<em>Be glad he is being reasonable. I have seen nobles who demanded more, better, in a tenth the time, and killed the failures instead of paying. Of course, he would have to deal with me then, and you wouldn't be put in that position in the first place, but still, nice to find someone reasonable to hide you with if everything goes pear shaped later. Give him more than he asked, but not that much, and early. Show off, but not too much. It keeps a bit in reserve, if needed.</em><br/><br/>He was already planning where to shove all his companions and family if he didn't survive the fight with Verdelet, but finding another spot to hide one was nice, especially if he could be 'allowed' to bring a couple more constructs in to do that if it happened.