Pilau: I told you to stay behind because you’ve been directly disobeying my orders!
Kila: I have. You gave me an order I was not inclined to follow. I had just discovered I was sharing a planet with an unknown intelligent species, and I wanted to get a look at them before deciding to stay on the planet. There are many men with more money than skill willing to pay me for a fool’s errand, but I believe you will find, Dotorba Kao, that there is only one of me… and I have a subordinate to care for.
Pilau: Do you know how I got in a position to pay you for a ‘fool’s errand,’ Ilo?
Kila: Are you going to say it was through a charming personality?
Pilau: No. I got where I am today by not caring what people think of me. Especially people like you. I understand that you saved my life today. I understand that I was wrong to undervalue your skills. I mean no disrespect by saying that there is nothing about you that makes your opinion of me relevant.