Maurabel is unfazed. She waits until it's pretty clear he's not going to answer, then keeps talking, soft and gentle.

"I've always thought it didn't seem very nice to just grab an amulet from the receptionist and start giving orders, so what I do is I come in here first and find somebody who wants to help me, and sort of pay them. I obviously can't give you money or any objects, since the university wouldn't let you keep it - what I usually wind up paying elementals in is library access - once I taught one how to read first - or escort for time off campus, or just privacy, in the form of me leaving them alone in my room for a while. I have a single-occupancy. And whenever I have an amulet in hand I undo any orders on it that aren't part of the university minimum set."