Gareth felt the heat rising to his face again as a new proposition dawned on him. First Walden, and second Wallace, and nay, the half-elf was not mad, for the requests flattered him—they would earn him a degree of influence and trust within the castle, and on top of that they outright complimented his character with pleas of honesty and observance. Surely Wallace, too, sought to take advantage of the innocence and nonalignment of Gareth. He relaxed his shoulders as his mood calmed the furthest it could given recent occurrences, and his mid-tone, smooth voice attempted to enunciate a clear response, however incapable he was of avoiding speech particles. "Ah, well," he gave a small chortle as he came to the realization that Wallace sought out Gareth's eagle eyes to collect information. "By all means, please proceed, and do, um, indulge me with whatever request you have, sir."