[ For a moment, Rhys looks completely taken back as he leans away, blinking and staring. Rhys is a Kendry, a Qreshi royal who can just as easily dismiss Jack from his Company position and ruin his descendants' chance at Claimant day...and Jack tells him no, Rhys can't do that. He owes Jack. It's the first time anyone's done that to him in his entire life and he....like, he can't even believe it for a good moment of two.

That literally just happened. ]

...Wow. Uhh, so this--this right here, right now. For clarification's sake. This is you...being good company. You making fun of me. You acting like ther's some sort of equal footing here, like you can tell me what to do, just because you offered me a free drink. On your nonexistent tab.

[ Holee shit this guy is...is either insane, or that full of himself. Rhys doesn't know whether to laugh or worry. He settles for a scoff of nervous disbelief. ]