Conda heard her walk through the front door but kept his concentration on the cards. There hadn't been any more sounds from downstairs so he was just fine playing his game. He frowned when she sat down on his lap and tried to play around her. Her question startled him so he played a few more cards as he formed his response.<br/><br/>"Yous no prisner. Dat dumb shit downstairs is. Iffin Goose wants you so damn bad, he can chase ya hisself," he grunted. Another card got moved around before he continued. "Hearin' da udders talk 'bout what you've been through, I figgers you've got a pretty sweet deal wid Goose. He bought dis house fer you, not da gang. We're just here ta protect ya. Dat's what Goose kept tellin' us. He's even makin' us stay on da right side of da law most times so's we don't hafta worry 'bout cops bustin' in. Just 'bout everyone trew a big stank 'bout it da first time, at least dose on da outside. After dat firs month when da dough started comin' in, everyone wus backin' anyding dat boy said. But most 'pontantly. I likes ta keep ma dick attached ta my body. Goose said dat if I evers tries anydink wid you, it'd better be his idea furst or he's gonna cut off ma dick and shove it up ma ass so I'll know how he felt da first time. Wanna play sum card game wid me?"