He could feel her eyes on him nearly every moment. The obvious control she kept over her people evident as how in tuned they were, even in their revelry, able to keep enough control of themselves to respond to her presence at an instant. He was envious. Even in some of the most elite units he had worked with that kind of leadership was rare. Drunk soldiers were drunk soldiers after all. Work hard, play hard.<br/><br/>Her responses were just about in line with what he was expecting. Of course none of this would be easy or she would not need him, but it was worth it to ask, at least, to get a better sense of what he was walking into.<br/><br/>He leaned back slightly as she stood and pulled the jug away from himself as the arrow lodged itself into his ale, even managing to avoid getting himself covered in most of the spillage. To his credit he did not flinch overly much and was already tracking in his mind direction and distance to the shooter.<br/><br/>Thinly veiled threats were something he was used to. He had received and given enough of them in his young life, just rarely did they have the weight that this one seemed to. Her offer was difficult to turn down, though. She was in a position to offer him little more than his own life. But here she was, offering not only her treasure, but a bit of herself.<br/><br/>His eyebrow raised slightly at the last. "You make an offer difficult to refuse, miss," he said calmly, as he set the mostly empty jug onto the table and shaking his hand dry from the ale that had sprayed onto it. The idea of a favor from the beautiful and powerful woman triggered more than a little lust in him. His more primal nature finding its way to the front of his mind for just a moment.<br/><br/>"As you can see, though, depending on how this would play out once I get there, I'm not exactly prepared for a fight it there is one. I'm good with my hands, but weapons would probably help if it come to that. That, and I'd need someone to point me in the right direction," he continued. He was suddenly very thankful for his past training and experience for being able to stay so calm in what was obviously a very dangerous situation.<br/><br/>"Other minor points of clarity should get worked out, but I'll bite on this," he finished, a tight-lipped smile on his face that actually made it to his eyes. "Should we discuss this here, or somewhere more private for the gory details?" His eyes danced a little at the question. It was clear to her that he found her attractive and the idea of some time alone was something he would be eager for if offered.