[Jeramiahh]<br/><br/>The man nods, waiting for a moment.  After a few seconds of silence, the predatory raven-haired woman asks impatiently. "And?  Why should we help you?  A<em>reason</em>, not some silly appeal to our better natures.  That would require that we had them."<br/><br/>The last brings a wry chuckle from the entire group save for the ice queen, who merely gave a thin smile.