"In 7 days…" Alex trailed off as he muttered the words, a complicated expression visible on his visage.
Gerald nodded as he remarked. "When you said those words, what came to my mind was that you were a cultist."
"I can only imagine." Alex intoned before asking. "So why did you help me?"
"Why?... Because you paid me, of course. Quite a huge sum if I might add." Gerald remarked in a somewhat jocular fashion that still managed to sound serious.
Alex could only wonder if he was capable of not being serious… though it did work to his benefit.
Ignoring Alex's reaction, Gerald added. "Here in Popolis, it's quite difficult to get such amounts in a short time so I had no reason to refuse your offer. If you were indeed a crazy person, I was prepared to shoulder the consequences, after all, I'm not completely helpless.
"So I brought you back here and nursed you back to health."
