[He's willing to make concessions. If it means having a chance of keeping Sam. If it means having a chance at keeping one of the very few people who kept putting up with him, even if he wasn't sure why.]

A moirail. If you don't wwant me to havve a matesprit, an' you don't wwant a fuckin' sober gam on your hands, then I need one.

[It's a surprisingly reasonable request.]

That's only if I can find someone fuckin' crazy enough to take on me.