QUOTE : He steeples his long fingers. “Someday, I will ask your king for a favor.”<br /><br />“You want me to agree to something without even knowing what it is?” I blurt out.<br /><br />His stoic face gives little away. “Now we understand each other exactly.”<br /><br />I nod. What choice do I have? “Something of equal value,” I clarify. “And within our power.”<br /><br />“This has been a most interesting meeting,” Lord Roiben says with a small, inscrutable smile.<br /><br />As I stand to leave, Kaye winks an inkdrop eye at me. “Luck, mortal.