"Yes, friend Pel?"
"What would you say if I pretended that last night I should have been accosted by a gentleman with wings, who expressed a most urgent wish that I provide him with the services of a Discreet?"
Aerich blinked mildly. "If I were to be forced to choose between the word of a friend and a mere scientific implausibility, I would hope that I would choose the word of my friend."
"Ah, good."
"Why do you say such a thing?"
"Because I advised him that you were far more able to provide him with guidance than I."
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