The blue eyed monster that was the fairy queen was watching the Jackal with a hooded look, something that the man received with a little bit of a smirk on his face and a raised eyebrow. There was something underneath the surface between the two, contempt on Fiora’s part, but a particular smugness on Pace’s part. He even shot Lane a roguish wink when her attention shifted away from him to land on Lane again.<br/><br/><br/>“The girl will go to the Guardian, yes. But I am curious about you, girl,” the fae started, though she looked to be around the same age as Lane herself, encased in a cocoon of youth. “Why would you do anything for this man? Or, anyone here at this table? From what I understand, you do not even understand why it is the girl is so important. Because she is his--” She nodded in the direction of the frozen James that sat beside her. “--daughter? I think not. You see, the girl was created as a tool of power. Just as the book you possess is a tool of power. Just as anything that he is interested in is a tool of power.” She paused, turning back to James, whose eyes were rolling in their sockets in his struggle to move his limbs. “He has a use for all of these things, self-serving uses, then once he is no longer entertained by them, they are put aside. And yet … you are willing to leave your world behind, in exchange for mine, for him? Why?”<br/><br/><br/>Her smile was a beautiful thing on her face as she watched the blonde. She then turned to Nora, who had been sitting quietly. “Surely there is something you would like in exchange for working for me? Your friend beside you has already traded a part of himself so that he can look like he does. Handsome, isn’t he? Do you know what he really looks like? I would show you, but per our terms because, as you say, my word is my word, that he works with me when I ask allows him to keep the freedoms he does, including his choice over his appearance.”<br/><br/><br/>Her expression turned back to stone as they landed back on James, who glowered at her with eyes turned violet. “And you came prepared to be the only one willing to make the deal. You squandered all of your partner because your female chose to do something that you would never do. Should we allow him to make me a better offer, or do we all have a deal?”