"I wasn't implying that you were. But a direct order can have a surprising amount of leeway, especially if you end up looking for it. I won't give you examples, not so stupid as to give you a knife to slit my throat with later. But do remember I am from a race that isn't bound by our word. We can take oaths until the sun burns out, and still leave the leader hanging if we have incentive enough."<br/><br/>He refrained from relating a story of a general that had ordered his army to attack an enemy fortress, only to get abandoned by them. Two years later, the army, then bandits, finally attacked and sacked the fortress. Still obeying their orders, but not following the spirit of the orders. "But since you will come, we leave in two days from the village Leanansidhe got her 'gifts' for me from. Going to spend most of tomorrow getting them back home, and then let them finish packing. I don't think they were finished when they got abducted."