[ She smiles, brief and animal like. The flash of white teeth in the dark. ]

I could not imagine asking anyone else.

[ Because it's an even opportunity for mayhem, he could be as much menace in his bloodlust as he could be her best ally. Only time would tell. There was a sense of letting a great beast free among the streets that Devi would warn her about.

Knowing so much of the past didn't always make predicting the future any easier though - who could tell what would become of this. She had made her bed now, regardless and to that end she does not pull away when he leans forward and instead moves her hands. Deliberately up, to undo the scarf and discard it over the edge of his bed. ] No, they are not. Warmth and money they shall have.

[ She'd be a fool coming here expecting charity after all. Undoes the first clasp on her jacket and tugs it open. It reveals a gold chain, as bright as her other pieces. It is strung with jewels and pearls, and one stone large enough to turn half the Empires envy as its centerpiece. Ruby that had not been hers, but rather her husbands, from long ago, when such things had mattered. ] This country's Queen did not get all our treasures to adorn herself. [ Her fingers run underneath the heavy set of gold and brings it up over her head. Letting it swing from her fingers as if to draw him in closer to her. ] Will this be sufficient payment?

[ Knew that it was worth a small fortune when sold off. ]