Alcuin couldn't imagine what he could mean, what he'd possibly done that could be worth an exchange of powerful magic. Did he mean sex? Was he calculating the value based on what Alcuin would cost?

"I gave you only what I wanted," he said softly. He reached for him again and it caused a shift in his body that made him not only wince but make a small sound of pain, and then he lay back down. "But yes. Please."