It really is an entire contract. Sotero sits down next to the rock, cross-legged, and grabs up the papers to go through them one by one. Occasionally, he pauses on a particularly challenging word, chewing his bottom lip or sounding it out, and finally, he holds out the page with the blank space.

"So, it's okay if we leave this spot blank until I decide? Then we can talk about what the favor is and write it down?"