[ interesting. she will never turn down free information, but the lure of a good story is a powerful one. still, she simply nods, though her lips purse into a thin smile, at his request. ]

I owe you no such thing, except a thank you for asking me to dance.

[ though inej thinks asking is a bit too liberal a word for what percival actually did. ]

So thank you, Percival, for dancing with me. Over objection.