Oh, I'd much rather be able to offer you something now than later.

[ He knows just how dangerous an 'open favor' agreement could be. Since his youth, he's always made sure to be on the receiving side of one of those, not the offering, and he wasn't about to break that resolve now. Especially not for a few feathers. ]

Are you doing that much paperwork here? How surprising, I had thought this place was for vacationing.