Tell him I left town long ago. Where doesn't matter, as long as it's anywhere but here.

That mer may claim to be a friend of mine, but it's all lies. He's actually an agent of the Morag Tong, and he's been sent to assassinate me. Please, %PCrace, don't tell him I'm here. Tell him I'm long gone. That should give me enough time to get out of town and find another place to hide. Here, I'll even pay you for the trouble.

I see.

The name isn't familiar to me. It certainly isn't the name of a friend. Who is he?

That's me.