[He nods... and then nods again, as though truly processing how fast that agreement happened took more effort than expected.]

I want to ask for it now. While we have time. But I don't know what it might do to you, though, or to me. And I don't want to send you home to Solistia with my sigil as a target on your back.

But... I want to talk about it. I want to give this to you.