"Depends on how much we have to ferment!" Gen took that dry humor in stride.

But he took the subtle warning to heart, she won't be easily bought that way. Ah well. There were other ways to stay on someone's good side.

Though, he did say with a touch of honesty, "That's a relief to hear, my dear. You'd be very surprised the sorts of things people can get offended by around here. And I'm really the last person who would ever want to make someone angry, it tends to end very poorly for someone with little noodle arms like me."