(why not? you said she would agree!)

(She agrees to verbal. Not written.)

(why not?)

(Because she can't read or write, and she's heard a lot about how that has been taken advantage of. Think back to pre-1800's with indentured servitude and such and how people got tricked because they couldn't read what they were agreeing to)

(huh. i was thinking more 20th century, where loopholes in the deal are exploited and theres no contract to prove that loophole isnt allowed.)

(Her worry is that, just in writing. She's ok with verbal because she doesn't have any trouble making sense of that, but very few sphinxes read or write since they never need to and most didn't learn in their human lives)

(ok, fair)

she smashed the contract. *ok, verbal it is. deal?*

She sighs in annoyance, but nods. "Deal."

an icy hand rose out to shake on it.

She grumpily shakes.