[Dilandau ignores the coffee; the foreign drink makes him unpleasantly twitchy. He simply sits at the table and waits for Erik to join him before talking]

There's a man who can build a machine to help us escape. He needs a distraction so our captors don't watch him too closely. I intend to start pulling those bear-guards apart to make the distraction.

Your freedom ought to be a fair price for your labour.