"Ah. I have been living here for a number of years. And to...ease the transition when the current inhabitants took over, I became their leader's lover. And all<em>I</em>want is the opportunity to live here. Let me live here, and I will be harmless. Bring me a...<em>particular</em>ingredient, and I will even betray my lover for you." The woman replied with a purr, grinning at Erel. "She changed recently, and became cruel."