Draiss stared for a moment, honestly a bit surprised, not having expected her to be that utterly stupid. He sighed, and then shook his head. "I knew she was headstrong, but by the overdeities, that was stupid, even by my standards."<br/><br/>He pulled out the smaller essence gem, and set it down on the table, before looking straight at the female kitsune, his eyes suddenly far colder and alien than anything that had ever graced the material planes before the Beyonder incursion that had defeated Ama's mother. It was only there for a couple of heartbeats, before Draiss grinned, and turned to the elder archdevil. "Then how about a different deal? Same offer, the 100 souls, but instead of buying her, I buy a reduction of the terms of the contract, namely that she be allowed to head back home to the Faerie for up to two weeks every calender year, non-used time doesn't get carried over. That way you get to keep your kitsune and get an unexpected windfall of souls, I get mine back out of your tower, she gets to go home and visit friends and family, and no one feels the urge to declare a jihad?"