In many ways, I find such cooperation enviable. I've never met someone I could trust to help me operate my businesses to the same extent. Though I suppose I never did have a family to call my own.
Money only tends to buy someone's loyalty for a time. And sometimes, depending on the character of the person in question, it does not buy it at all. I've made a few bad investments in my time, unfortunately.
[ He's had a few bad personal investments, but he won't get into them here. ]
Many of the people who are untrustworthy with their power make it known they are untrustworthy with their power before you sign on to work with them. At least then, they cannot be accused of false advertisement. You know Peter Pan came to me offering his services toward my campaign simply because he despises Count Dooku? He offered to use his magic, after breaking into my home mind you, and in the same breath told me all magic had a price.
Needless to say, I declined his offer. He could have at least tried to sell it with a better pitch.
[ And this is another reason why Petyr is pretty desperate to get a bodyguard. ]
He has the whims of a child, so I cannot say. But I have been thinking of having my home warded against such mystical break ins. Do you know of any imPorts who are capable of doing such a thing?
[ Yeah. Mark wonders if that's something backhanded towards him, or something self-deprecating on Baelish's part. Because, well, half-crazed, greedy, cowardly, and fat isn't something you want to say even about a younger version of yourself. ]
Then I'll happily make those introductions. You have a Deal.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
timeasmymeasure
text
Date: 2016-07-14 01:18 am (UTC)text
Date: 2016-07-14 01:20 am (UTC)Well. That's what well-paid associates are for, right?
text
Date: 2016-07-17 04:24 pm (UTC)text
Date: 2016-07-17 05:30 pm (UTC)[ Just in case there are people he'll have to avoid... ]
text
Date: 2016-07-17 08:39 pm (UTC)[ He's had a few bad personal investments, but he won't get into them here. ]
Many of the people who are untrustworthy with their power make it known they are untrustworthy with their power before you sign on to work with them. At least then, they cannot be accused of false advertisement. You know Peter Pan came to me offering his services toward my campaign simply because he despises Count Dooku? He offered to use his magic, after breaking into my home mind you, and in the same breath told me all magic had a price.
Needless to say, I declined his offer. He could have at least tried to sell it with a better pitch.
[ And this is another reason why Petyr is pretty desperate to get a bodyguard. ]
text
Date: 2016-07-18 12:34 am (UTC)He's not going to try something like that again, is he?
text
Date: 2016-07-19 05:16 am (UTC)text
Date: 2016-07-19 12:32 pm (UTC)text
Date: 2016-07-23 11:55 pm (UTC)[ ......probably not a compliment. ]
text
Date: 2016-07-24 01:39 am (UTC)Then I'll happily make those introductions. You have a Deal.
text
Date: 2016-07-24 11:51 pm (UTC)I greatly look forward to it, Kane. Or do you prefer Mark?
text
Date: 2016-07-25 01:41 am (UTC)Lord Mark would be most correct.
[ ...and then wonders if he just made himself sound like the biggest douchebag ever. ]
text
Date: 2016-07-25 11:53 pm (UTC)text
Date: 2016-07-26 02:20 am (UTC)Absolutely. I think we have many concerns in common. It will be good, working towards a common cause.