Now whose words are those? [This is a terribly dangerous game he's playing, but he's faced down dangerous men before and come out their partner. He has confidence, even if he's tripped over himself as many times as he's succeeded. That's the brilliant part of his conditioning. If you fail and live, you come back from it, show you won't do it again, or you die.

And Sark doesn't like the idea of dying.]

I'm a man of my word, Mr. Gold, which means very little until I can prove it. Sadly, the only proof I have right now is good faith, which I'm aware doesn't spend.

[He shrugs.] I'm also aware it's not much, but it's not in my best interests to betray anyone.

[Except Neal Caffrey, but he's never given Caffrey his word on anything and he never will.]