Guess that makes me a real bargain-bin bender. A bargain bin-der! Hah.

[Sounds about right. There's no self-pity in Vyng's tone, though. He's been an outcast most of his life. Self-depreciation fits him like a second skin.]

Anyway, it's not about what's "fair". Anytime I do elemental work, I'm really just calling in a favor. Unless you're good friends with somebody...they usually expect something in return for their trouble, you know?

[That, at least, is a concept he fully expects Mako to understand.]