In my experience, there's no such thing as unlimited. [ his eyes slide wearily toward the young man once again. ] It's only a matter of what they'll ask for as payment.

[ he rubs his hand over his face, setting his glass back down. he's not really in any shape to be trying to deal with any of this, honestly. and it's true that the alliance seems to have a good reputation here, and they do seem to help people, but it's still so strange.

he rests his index finger on the rim of his glass, rocking it back and forth on its base. ] Perhaps they had something to do with our arrival. I couldn't say.