"Hmph. I'm afraid I still can't trust you."
Liesel didn't even bat an eyelid at the talking, animate dwarf skull, however her cheeks did go a light peach when it called her pretty. "T-thanks, I guess. I wish I could return the complment."
Liesel was wholly unimpressed by Delvin's talk of "helping those in grave danger". He was a mercenary, he said, and thus of changeable opinions. All someone had to do was press some money into his hand and he could turn on her.
Still, now was a bad time to be making enemies. If she argued with him, he might turn on her immediately.
"It seems I have the knowledge you want, 'Delvin', but so far you haven't shown yourself to be trustworthy. This coud all be a plot to sell me off to the church. And I'm afraid you cannot help me - you would have to convince an entire town of my innocence. You have little to nothing to offer me, so I must offer you the same."
Liesel tried hard to seem aloof and cold, but she couldn't quite manage it. Instead, she sounded like a little girl who had to make an adult decision. It was almost pitiful.
"Besides, why should you help me? There are many other mages who can perform this task,all older and wiser than me. Try the Astronomer's Guild, they'll sort you out."