[ Silco tipped his head to the "little" one in the corner, a pink skinned, hazy eyed, almost axolotl-like creature, it tipped its head to take stock of Bondrewd itself. Whatever it expected, Rio simply settled back down immediately, as if the man wasn't really of consequence -- or at least, not a threat. ]

Its name is Rio, at least according to an old associate of mine.

[ Old Associate, of course, held some weight. ]

I believe that this creature, may be able to help unlock the core components of a certain substance that I mentioned to you. I think that we can both prolong its life, and extract it. Or... [ He smiled, then, though it isn't pleasant. ]

Rather, I know Singed could do so. He kept it alive for decades.