Warren gave his shoulders a shrug, trying not to wrinkle his nose too much at the tone that Nyles' voice took on as he mentioned landens.
"It's up to you, of course. I can understand why you'd be wary." He spread his hands a little. "You're just as welcome to say no, and we'll still make good on the promise of a meal, but it seems to me like it would be a mutually beneficial arrangement for both of us. We get our friend back, and you don't have to resort to extorting expensive hotel rooms and extra silvermarks out of strangers on the street in the dead of night."
There was a pause, and then he added, knowing full well that it might make or break the deal, "And I'm a landen myself. I'm not looking for easy prey, if that's what you've got ticking through that little head of yours. I met her in what was left of Agio, and we've kept touch since. Karla and I were both deeply upset when we learned that she'd lost what was left of her family."
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"It's up to you, of course. I can understand why you'd be wary." He spread his hands a little. "You're just as welcome to say no, and we'll still make good on the promise of a meal, but it seems to me like it would be a mutually beneficial arrangement for both of us. We get our friend back, and you don't have to resort to extorting expensive hotel rooms and extra silvermarks out of strangers on the street in the dead of night."
There was a pause, and then he added, knowing full well that it might make or break the deal, "And I'm a landen myself. I'm not looking for easy prey, if that's what you've got ticking through that little head of yours. I met her in what was left of Agio, and we've kept touch since. Karla and I were both deeply upset when we learned that she'd lost what was left of her family."