At her words, Hiro approached Xing and presented his right hand for her to shake. Alan on the side felt pitiful. He wished to ask for the same thing after he completed the tasks given to him.
Yet his woman, the one he wishes to marry eventually had bigger balls than him. Hiro operated under a simple transaction-based understanding. Give me something I want and I will grant it to you in return.
From his counting, saving his master's wives would be paid with taking him and Xing as his people. He still needed merit in order to barter for his clan, his men and the family he and Xing would eventually have.
He was Hiro's representative, while his woman became Hiro's spymaster. For now, that should be enough. Alan then thought of how to ensure he could benefit from the information. He eventually announced.
