"You could phrase it like that, yes." There's a slight arch to his eyebrows that implies that he's played this game before.

"For the record, I'm willing to sign a contract if that's the only way to get anything done, but let's be clear on the terms. My soul wouldn't even be worth the trouble."

Somehow, this might be the strangest thing he's said yet; a paladin's soul, a warrior of another god? Those are coveted for a reason. (Zerxus has a theory that most of that reason is just Sheer Fucking Pettiness but in fairness, he isn't a scholar of the Hells or anything.)