From time to time, Laeviss gets asked, about his theoretical magic, "You talk a lot about the benefits the Client receives from your good will. So we know what's in it for the Client. But what's in it for the skratta?"
Laeviss replies that the skratta's motivation is quite transparent, he has a strong interest in furthering the welfare of his Client, and anything that does so is sure to bring untold fulfillment to the skratta. Laeviss will explain that a skratta is like a working stock dog. If one has never seen a Border Collie being directed by his handler, now would be the time to look at some Youtube videos. Even the least gifted among them are intense, focused, and highly motivated to perform the tasks that the handler has assigned to them. And the best of them are supremely driven to succeed.
Probably all the stock dog needs in reward for this labor is a pat on the head, and the words, "Good dog," from the beloved Master. The dog does not want to be the Master, he merely wants to carry out the duties for which he was born, and is so clearly desirous of performing.
The very intelligent Client will know how to best use the skratta to both his own advantage, and for the benefit of all the Earth. Normally, the Client is driven by his own motivations to succeed at his own worldly tasks, and naturally gravitates towards the wizard as a helpful companion with a similar level of desire. But sometimes, for various reasons, this may not be the case. Although the Master may be the intensely-focused dog's ultimate motivation, he may himself be motivated by a different favorite. He may prefer to pat another dog, who may not even have worked at all to gain the Master's favor. But for the useful working dog, that reward of the pat on the head for the more highly motivated canine is like the carrot on a stick to get a donkey moving. The donkey doesn't ever need to get the carrot in order to remain motivated, he just has to know it's a possibility, and the wise Client encourages this pathway of thought.
Why should the Client encourage it, if the Client has no intention of ever actually handing over the carrot? Well, an unmotivated skratta, who believes his whole life purpose has been removed from him, is a miserable, depressed soul indeed, and no good and powerful magic ever came out of a deeply dejected soul.
In any case, the skratta need not be micro-managed, and operates quite successfully without needless worry, and indeed without much supervision at all as long as the Client occasionally expresses some level of appreciation for a job well done.
