<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=69109.msg3120717#msg3120717">Quote from: Calie on 07-06-2010, 00:55:24</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"> <br/>She listened to each of his words carefully, when he mentioned living with the Ultrinnan Veldrin her brows lifted quickly. She spoke not a word but allowed him to finish. Her tongue slipped over her lips slowly and her eyes moved to the lithe form of the drow.<br/> <br/>"Dangerous opponent indeed. I have no problem in the dark. My eyes adjust immediately to whatever light is to be had." She chose her next words carefully. "Have you ever had a...blood drinker within your guild? I am fine with being considered a monster, but I do not want to have to be on alert for an attack every minute of every day." She did not mention anything about ther abilities in any way. She knew that he could see just how able she was to handle herself in any fight thrown her way.<br/> <br/>She was not certain how to respond to his offer, it seemed an excellent way to get away from the monotony of life on her own world.<br/> <br/>"If I were to agree to this, would I be paid well for my specific kind of...expertise?"<br/> <br/>(OOC: no worries, I was trying to picture how things would play as well.)<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>OOC: Oops, mixed up my name, it's been so long xD<br/><br/>IC: Velve nodded, amused that she felt it was even necessary to ask. "You would indeed," he said, removing one of his palms and balancing on the other, the muscle in his right arm straining from the effort of supporting his entire weight. "Even better," the assassin added, "I could pay you in a variety of forms. If you wanted money, then of course that would be an option, but there are other fees I could provide, such as slaves, magical items, or even the services of the guild in any personal pursuits you might wish to engage in."<br/><br/>Switching hands, he chuckled as he decided on how to answer Ursula's other question. He decided on simple honesty, which while unusual for a drow was probably the best way to cover this one. "Ursula," he said simply, "my people kill each other every day with less reason than a human might take another out for a meal," he said, smirking. "And the Ultrinnan Veldrin kill people as a form of everyday life. One such as you, that kills to survive, would not have to fear attack any more than another drow unless you provoked one."<br/><br/>The one thing Velve didn't mention was that "any more than another drow" was not much of a reassurance, because the guild was no different than any other aspect of drow society in that murder or the threat of it were the bread and butter of advancement. If anyone saw a profit in attacking Ursula, it would happen. He didn't know whether or not she understood that, but he would likely warn her if it seemed necessary; she would be of no use to him dead.... well, dead-er.<br/>