"You are a tremendously useful girl, as I'm sure you're aware. You not only have skill, but you have connections. The time may come when I have need of those, and when that time comes... I ask that you lend your assistance."

If everything panned out as Uxie anticipated it would, then Lash would prove to be quite a valuable ally. Even if things didn't go quite as serendipitously... it was terribly difficult to establish a reliable network of contacts when one was still new to a place. Perhaps having this girl in his debt could prove a useful shortcut. "Ah... I do hate to impose on you, but perhaps there is one more condition I could request? It's nothing too troublesome, I assure you. I simply like to keep abreast of news, and it would be quite useful if I had a friend to help be my eyes and ears. I hope you find my terms reasonable...?"