[He nodded slowly, absorbing all of these details with the ease of a sponge. The interconnections between Vileblood and Paleblood were discussed at length in a many of the documents held in the archives and in the other libraries about town. It was why he was grateful when someone important to him had washed ashore as a Paleblood. Even though he wouldn't be able to help with everything, they would at least be able to coordinate more easily together.]

I would say that you don't need to pay me, but it's unwise to assume that everything will be okay just because someone you care deeply for arrived with a blood type complimenting yours.

[He didn't have any stones. Not yet-- but he wasn't going to just take them either.]

We can make arrangements when its time. In the meanwhile, you can feel free to come to me if you need my assistance. Besides being Vileblood, I'm an alchemist and researcher back in my home.

Though I'm not aiming to compare myself to the likes of Palamedes, Viktor, or even that boy Allen that everyone is talking about... I may be able to help you find an answer they wouldn't think of.

[Out of the box projects, the Why versus the What or the How, were his specialties.]