"I told you this already," Riz said.  "About Esther?  And the locket?  And how she decided she just wasn't going to pay up?  That's why you're here, after all."  She set her arms on the arms of the chair and tapped them.  "Here are my terms, Jaimee," she said, letting that 'me' linger just a bit longer than she should have, just like she always did.  "You're beautiful and I like that, so no matter what, our terms for tonight are set, yes?  Yes!  But ... after tonight, what I want to offer you is an equal partnership ... you'll help me with my business, and I'll help you find out what happened to you.  Just so.  I'll even let you keep the sheet, you can have it, it seems like you really like it!"<br/><br/>"I think that's more than you can expect from the Temple.  You know they don't care about you.  Only what you can do for them."  She patted her lap.  "Which is why, I imagine, they decided it was reasonable to force you to stay the night with me.  It doesn't matter what you want so long as they get their way, yes?"