"And a little extra income for us," Ibani replies. "Which will be handy with the extra expenses of two people as opposed to one." Ibani probably ought to replace the robes she has, for one.

"And I can purge poisons nearly in my sleep after all those months of her training," Ibani replies. "Nothing like being poisoned multiple times a day for months to teach you speed at the task."

Ibani is pleased at Ben's being pleased with her. She hasn't had that since her mother was murdered, and part of her longs for it.