[ Well, she's not wrong. In any of that, actually, though he could dispute the 'good man' part. He can always dispute that one. He won't, though, so he'll just take a damn compliment for once and, slowly, offer her a weak smile in return. ]

I daresay you might lose a Nightrider and a magician as well if I remained behind anyway, now that I think of it. [ And he won't thank her, not directly. It's a disinclination that lingers from all the way back in Portland, the original root of this damnable problem. ] Very well. If you're willing to keep me on regardless, I suppose a traveling carnival is more like to turn up a fix to this than staying in one place.