Keshin glances at the vial offered by Simon, eventually taking it from him. He turns it over and over again in his hands, as if contemplating something. "You would offer me this for....nothing? I work...every single day to get this kind of medicine for Joanne. I kill people for that which slows down her death. And...you'd give me a vial right here. You people really must be from the future."
<And we should be takin' weird crud from this future? You ain' got no sense, Kess. >
<I'm not going to inject it until I am certain it isn't dangerous, but we will be getting their help.>
<What about what that Salem guy says? You sure these blokes ain' trouble?>
<..........no, I'm not sure at all.>
Keshin nods at Simon's other comments. "Once we find out how much it will cost your group, we will attempt brokering a deal with you. What exactly is in this vial?"
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Mar ever so slightly smirks at Ossanlin's discomfort. It was clear that the Ellimist wasn't fond of him: Ossanlin was his "friend." As far as Mar knew the Highest didn't know him, but he probably reminded that entity of someone it did know. The lines between Entropic beings were always a bit vague: many of them had no life force and thus no permanent identity. Mar had kept a variant of this one a long time. It reminded him of a person he had once been, long ago.
"I am not inclined to do something for no guarantee, young vassal," Mar mutters, stroking his odd hand along Ossanlin's chest. "However...the War-Prince has great honor. Do you believe I could rely on the Andalite's sense of debt? I know from experience that his guilt can be...remarkable."