Oh ho? Already lookin' for that angle, huh?

[Well, if it means he can get a free ride across this shitty crystal desert? Why not? And if they die out here in the wilderness, it's not like Taako will ever have to make good on his promise.]

But sure, my dude. I'll grant you one favor from ol' Taako - within reason, natch. What kinda boon you want from me?

[So he knows whether or not he has to disappear from this guy's life lickety-split.]