She supposed he had a point of can versus want. She still didn't like it, but it made sense from a practical view. Quite a wise man, this one.

"... I may take you up on that offer, guilty as it may make me feel for not being able to return the favor as quickly as I'd like. And before you can tell me nothing would be owed, I shan't listen. I am always a woman of my word, and even if it took a century, I would find some way to repay you. It is in my nature, and even this realm cannot take that from me."