Ah, no. You misunderstand me. Given the amount of men who run, the insurance is necessary for me to cover myself; if I loan a man several thousand dollars and he vanishes without paying back a cent, I'm simply left without several thousand dollars. It's in part precisely because of the Pull and the Core that I have to be so cautious, given the rates of disappearance and death here.

I don't doubt for one minute that you're a man of your word. I'm sure you'll pay me back- you're the one who's beginning to sound as though you doubt yourself. If you can get it paid back on time, where's the problem?