"A favor?" Ilshana asks, grinning. Her grin was a little unsettling. It always looked a bit smug, like she knew something you didn't.
She glances at the others and holds up a forestalling finger. Then she turns back to the man.
"I think that's a fair exchange, as long as you're not expecting TOO much. I mean...well, I won't name any names, but there's SOME people around here who'd probably rather just read your mind or suck out your brain and absorb your thoughts or even just...make you a mind slave and ask you to give up all that information for free!"
Ilshana shakes her head at this revelation as if she were deeply disapproving of such tactics.
"Anyway, my point is just that there's lots of ways to find things out, some less pleasant than others. But I completely agree that between civilized people, an equal exchange of items of value is warranted. Just don't overestimate the value, 'kay?"
She nods. "So. What about these Death Kobolds?"