Maybe take a day or so to figure out exactly how we want to word this.

[That's right. 'We.' You're not wriggling out of this, Balthazar.]

I mean, we want to make a good impression, right? Get him to see things our way? Because mayor or otherwise, I don't imagine there are many people who would want to help people in our position out of the goodness of their hearts. We're subjects, right?

[Who's to say Stane is even on their side?]