"Hmm...well, we'll see what use they are. You have gained my trust for the moment, and thus,<em>you</em>are being offered five hundred gold. And I guarantee, should you complete the mission here, you will be freed." Almah told her, nodding and shrugging. "If they perform badly enough, they may end up slaves themselves. And I'm...disappointed that we have a drug addict among them."<br/><br/>Looking over Erel, though, she smiled broadly and nodded. "You are the first dark elf I've ever seen, and you are<em>quite</em>lovely. I'm glad you agreed to join me, Erel. And please me enough...well, I<em>do</em>have the ear of the Pactmasters."<br/><br/>For her own part, she undid her robes to reveal a tanned, oiled body that would be attractive in most upper-class brothels, let alone as a noble, and she lounged backward.