"He wishes to share his loot, so that in response you will permit him to conduct his, ahem, business in your t

"He wishes to share his loot, so that in response you will permit him to conduct his, ahem, business in your territory. It's not a bad solution – I'm sure the bandits will pay generously for the right to be private tax-collectors. Of course, outside your lands some may look upon this as organized extortion – but what do you care about those stiffs from Brevoy?"