I can tell you have plenty of experience bartering for information, my friend. Let's see here...

[He taps his chin thoughtfully.]

It's a fair price, but here's the real question:

How do we determine the value of the information after the foreword? Let's look at this from a purely monetary point of view:

Now, depending on the foreword, we could have ourselves a tale, an anecdote, or an epic. I would hate to offer up information that was not valued in equal amounts to the quality of story! So, let's say...

That half information? I think is worth the foreword to an anecdote. Wouldn't you agree?

[Its like they're speaking their own language.]