The man steps closer. "Oh, missy, I gather I have not much left to lose anyway. What's the alternative? Dieing to some bloody spell? Now, even if you were that good with a blade it's better to die to steel than to spell. Way I see it, it's a win-win situation... Now, tell me about this curse, the mage, and the goddamn necklace!" Callie's bluff might have been more effective than she planned to...