[ It wasn’t that people didn’t offer help out of the goodness of their hearts in his world, but it was… a rare thing in his experience. Especially among mages. You didn’t get help for free, and debts always came due. ]

Well. [ He started with an awkward expression. ] Your ‘helping out’ kept a bad night from getting worse than it was. So whether you like it or not, I owed you one for not letting me damn well die.

(ooc: I understand if you would like to wrap/hand wave the rest of this given how old it is, I am very sorry for the long wait. Been sick and just starting to recover. I will probably continue to be slow for a bit, but if you want to do anything pls let me know <3)