But the admission that the young man is not even able to read the terms of the 'deal' sounds like a complete load of bullshit to Skellig, and his expression shows that. "Perhaps that will be sorted after this trip," he mutters. "I will speak to my wife, see if perhaps there is not some way we could help."
Skellig would simply buy THAT contact outright as well - but destroying the ship and letting the young man resume life in a new locale might do just as well. A new name, a new vocation...
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Date: 2024-08-22 03:41 am (UTC)But the admission that the young man is not even able to read the terms of the 'deal' sounds like a complete load of bullshit to Skellig, and his expression shows that. "Perhaps that will be sorted after this trip," he mutters. "I will speak to my wife, see if perhaps there is not some way we could help."
Skellig would simply buy THAT contact outright as well - but destroying the ship and letting the young man resume life in a new locale might do just as well. A new name, a new vocation...