Hadama might not know how lucky he truly was to have managed to gain Jack's full attention, but he was learning some very interesting things about human politics and he listened carefully to the captain's revelation and the advice that followed.
A bribe, was it? Hmm. He was getting the sense that Jack's confidence and opinion of himself was perhaps a little too healthy to be entirely trusted.
Though if Melita was willing to sail with him then Hadama would trust her instincts. For now, at least.
"Mnn." A thoughtful hum met the advice. While it certainly made sense, it was also too vague to act on. Hadama had little to do with the seedy underbelly of Torchline; he had been an honest artisan before he'd become a king. He knew that it existed, but he had little personal experience of it. And while he didn't approve of the trade, he was too pragmatic to attempt anything more than token regulations. Since Jack seemed to know more about this than he did, he turned to the human expert. "What kind of terms?" he rumbled, curious.
A bribe, was it? Hmm. He was getting the sense that Jack's confidence and opinion of himself was perhaps a little too healthy to be entirely trusted.
Though if Melita was willing to sail with him then Hadama would trust her instincts. For now, at least.
"Mnn." A thoughtful hum met the advice. While it certainly made sense, it was also too vague to act on. Hadama had little to do with the seedy underbelly of Torchline; he had been an honest artisan before he'd become a king. He knew that it existed, but he had little personal experience of it. And while he didn't approve of the trade, he was too pragmatic to attempt anything more than token regulations. Since Jack seemed to know more about this than he did, he turned to the human expert. "What kind of terms?" he rumbled, curious.
