Surprisingly, the kitsune is as real as she appears. Leanansidhe, on the other hand...<br/><br/>Her true appearance is almost certainly not what one might call human. She actually appears to him as an ever-shifting series of images, adjusting seamlessly from a living oil painting, to a surreal riot of colors, to a stunningly beautiful marble statue, to an ethereal spirit of some sort, and so on, the literal embodiment of art and creativity.<br/><br/>He spends the night enjoying what is, perhaps, one oft he greatest experiences any mortal man can, and when he wakes the next morning, he finds himself still in the bedroom, the now-nude kitsune wrapped around him, and a note on the nearby nightstand.<em>The girl, and this ring, are yours, as payment for services rendered, to settle our debt.</em>Folded up in the letter is a small, silver ring, engraved with tiny writing he can't quite read.