Kerath finally turned in full to face the woman. "I can perform this task," he said simply. "What can I expect in terms of compensation for my services?" Kerath was already working on solving the problem. The difficulty in dealing with an assassin was that, most likely, he would strike from a spot of hiding. Kerath was confident he could take the killer in a face-to-face confrontation, but without being able to force such a confrontation, he would be stuck guarding the family indefinitely. "And what personal resources do you place at my disposal to complete the task?" Ideally, they would provide him at least a few competent underlings to assist in cornering the duergar before he moved in for the kill, but he couldn't count on that.<br/><br/>Most likely, his best chance was finding the dwarf before it was aware that there was a threat. That meant he needed information. And there was only one place to go in Erelhei-Cinlu for information.<br/><br/>House d'Szeossen.