"While it is temping, it would require an amount of trust I've yet to find anyone worthy to give," Ba'al says in a dismissive tone. He just doesn't trust anyone to hold that sort of control over him. Not right now, anyway.

Ba'al eyes him skeptically as he explains where the money comes from. "That doesn't explain what you expect in return," he presses. While he would just like to hear Sinjir say it - he's not a hundred percent convinced this is a recreational visit. Sinjir is too cunning to take at face value.