We weren't? So this was pro bono... Well, my stories usually are, anyhow.

[ He says this like a man used to doling out his life story like he's a charity. Annoying. He does accept the book, though, and immediately thumbs through it, skimming the pages for key words, format. ]

The Warm-Hearted Woodsman... Well, you've done me a service, my darling. I've never heard of this story. Why have you gifted me this one?