Kai paused to stare at Mrs. La'Feyal for a moment before moving over to the bed, where he rather unceremoniously lifted Mira's head to check the wound.<br/>"She'll be fine. There's a lot of blood, but there doesn't seem to be any major trauma."<br/>That was strange, though. Plum had struck the girl with a bookend. The nymph might not have been as physically strong as him, but there should have been more than a flesh wound.<br/>Turning back to the woman, Kai fished a small remote from his jacket, showing it to her and pressing a button. The door locked.<br/>"Let's get a couple things straight. Number one: out there, Ghost is the boss and doesn't want you harmed. In here, it's my world. I can make the sprinklers in here douse you in holy water if I want.<br/>"Number two. I don't work for PM. I work for myself. I could leave now if I felt like it. Do you know why? Because I'm really fuckin' hard to kill, and I'm really fuckin' good at killing other people. I ain't like Plum. You can't exhaust me in a fight."<br/>Kai looked into the woman's eyes, his tone dead serious. "You and your husband seem to think you hold all the cards since you've got Ghost on tinterhooks and all afraid. As long as I'm alive, you hold one less card than you think."<br/>He pressed the button on the remote, unlocking the door. "Now get out while I decide whether Ghost will live to see another day."<br/>With that, he turned away from her. Sensing her animosity, and knowing she wouldn't move right away, he turned on the sprinklers in the room. They sprayed harmless, regular water, but Kai felt his point was made.<br/><br/><br/>Raz was taken aback, to say the least. He hadn't exactly expected Cherry to react well; after all, if he did end up in a relationship with this elemental, their flins would be over. But her reaction just seemed...extreme. He shrugged, and went about preparing the club to open.<br/><br/><br/>The thief tut-tut-tutted at the vampiress as she came from Raz's bar, falling into step beside her easily.<br/>"Let me guess. Your boytoy found another squeeze." Mallow said, well aware he was only stoking the fire. "You should be honest with him, Cher."<br/>He didn't fear any repercussions from his teasing. After all, if he'd bothered to find her, that meant he either had information...or a job for her.