After about the third sentence, Eliza tuned out. How many times had he practiced this introduction? This man must really like to listen to himself talk. The mage continued to silently judge Sedriso as he spoke, waiting for him to finally finish. "Yes, dear, I know your qualifications. I took the liberty of doing a bit of research before I started looking for you." She said, crossing her arms. "Now it's my turn for the long drawn out introduction. My name is Eliza Valaren, I am a mage and well known for my abilities, especially among the elves. I tell you this so that you understand I do not need you to protect me from everything, I just need someone to watch my back. I'm sure you've heard of the recent uproar about the Ferra stone, I'm going after it. I don't want the power from it, I don't want the money from selling it, I want to destroy it. It's a dangerous mission, one that I'm not naïve enough to think I can do on my own. I am more then willing to pay, but I feel the need to warn you that this is the most dangerous mission you have ever gone on in your entire life, and there is a very good chance that neither of us will come back alive." She had the five-hundred coin he was asking for. In fact that was all the money she had in her satchel, but it was worth it to make sure she had someone on her side that would keep her from getting killed.