Darius listened carefully, and watched Alex as he spoke. He'd been trained, and not only trained but brought up, to understand that sometimes bad ideas can be pitched very well. He'd seen people he loved fall for some really stupid tricks, and been on the losing side of a few himself.
But he got the feeling that what Alex really cared about was the future of his country. And Darius could respect that.
"If I decide that I don't want to go to school here after a while, or back out of the contract I'll no doubt be presented with, what are the consequences?"