"You're assuming they don't already know," Thace comments dryly.

He closes his eyes and is silent for a moment when he opens his eyes again they're narrowed at first. "You make a decent argument, and you're either being truthful or very overconfident. I will tell you, but first, understand that I don't take information leaks lightly. Information was in fact my specialty, and I monitor things here closely. I'm trusting you with my name, so please consider carefully what you tell others about me and this meeting. Plugging information leaks was the most distasteful part of my job, but that doesn't mean I'll hesitate if I must do it here."

After saying that he relaxes visibly and the tenseness in his face and eyes is gone. He could leave an alias, but perhaps finding so many people he's been able to trust has made him soft. "I'm Thace."