"I see." So that's how it is. The will of a survivor, tenacity, the strength of one who has been backed into a corner. It couldn't be underestimated.

He took the opportunity to broach a new subject. "You enjoy helping people in need? I do have a particular need I may ask of you, if you have interest." Ignacio had a way of speaking that sounded seductive, even if he didn't mean it to. Though in this case he probably did.