"I'm only saying this because probably it won't matter at all," Kahl admits. "It doesn't matter if he actually persuades you, because I doubt the Cap'n will ever let you go. But the Admiral is a greedy magpie, so, maybe. Who knows. And I know what it is to be killed, unbearably soon after tasting freedom. So I'll tell you this for free, just in case. When I died, the Admiral promised me only two things: a chance, and help. So far, he has not reneged. And I don't think his standards are the same as -"

He flicks his ears in the direction of Zerxus, and the door. All the naive do-gooders that make up only part of his employees.

"Some of those he returns to life are never sorry. I don't think I will be. So if you ever do get a chance to make that decision - redemption is just a word. It's a face of the Admiral he wants to see."

But underneath mortal apprehension, the Admiral is at least as complicated as they are, Kahl is pretty sure.