❝ Fine, I’ll pay the sum you ask but only if
you can guarantee me complete secrecy. ❞
“I can guarantee you safe and silent passage across these waters, m'lady,” Bard answers, readying his barge for the journey under cover of night. He looks over his shoulder at his unlikely passenger, considering her a moment. “Your secrets are your own. But you have agreed to pay me more than fairly; no one shall hear you were here. Not from me.”