It will cost us surprisingly little. In order for this to happen, we would need to make a short-term deal with Ignatius, so we can temporarily be under his protection. [ and then, in a tone of voice that's just 100% resigned to the fact that he's inevitably going to get yelled at, ]

Should the situation come to it, I plan to take Ignatius up on his offer. He's a man of his word and, more importantly, I trust him.