Francis laughed. He had the information he needed, and she was definitely making empty threats. He decided to give her some insight since she had been so kind as to partially cooperate. He held up the string and stopped laughing.<br/><br/>"This," he began "Is something of value to me. Mom used to twirl it around while I pawed at it. And by the way if you really wanted to call hunters here, you wouldn't be running from them when I bumped into you." he smirked at her expression. "Stop trying to lie to me. It never works out well for the people who do. At least not after dark." he looked at his wrist, which was sporting a rather expensive looking watch. "7:30 already? looks like you don't have long to wait, Elin. The bed deteriorated a while back, so you better get used to sleeping on the floor... Oh wait, you don't have to... your demeanor tells me<span style="font-style: italic">almost</span>everything." He walked toward a closet.<br/><br/>"Here's a blanket, not that either of us need one." He grinned as he handed it to her. the bait was set. Now if only she would take it.