Tina looked the most surprised by his declaration. "But... I'm not...?" she said, quietly.<br/><br/>As the group filed out, Tina followed, to provide the promised assistance, leaving him alone to get back to the eternal mountain of paperwork that needs dealing with.<br/><br/>The next few days passed relatively uneventfully, before the return of the group - this time, a fair bit more respectful, and a little more prepared. They countered the offer, attempting to negotiate down from his initial - one visit to use the device every five years, for three days, a copy of the twelve most popular volumes of the Pathfinder Chronicles, and 500 hours of planting services.