“I'll pay you the 500,000 gold. I do not know how full the former Matron's coffers are. They may not have that in them at the moment, Dear Girl.” Selling his soul was not an option, ever.  With proper power and cunning Abduxuel considered his lifespan to be potentially infinite. Betraying Lolth could only be justified if there was something stronger, smarter, and more fearsome than her. No diabolic entity was her equal.<br/><br/><em>“Remove all her magic items and leave that corpse. It is the Brachina's”</em>Abduxuel commanded Izerel through telepathy. Izerel complied, stepping out of the armor, dropping the weapon, shucking off all jewelry. The body was the devil's, but her enchanted gear was not part of the deal. If Faeremhara had not been great at managing house funds then her personal treasures could always augment it.<br/><br/>“It looks like you will have what you came for after all. When would you like your gold, and when shall I have my wish? The second option you spoke of sounds like it would be most fitting.”  Abduxuel was sure that if he shopped around he could get a Miracle or a Wish for much less than the Brachina was offering. He wasn't an expert on the market but he could be fairly sure that the usual gold piece price for such a thing was under half that. Such powerful spells weren't always available simply for gold. It would all be worth it once he clawed his way into the Phane of Lolth and improved the houses revenue as well.<br/><br/>“Mother Hunger.... Ask her if she known anyone who would be interested in out side project.” Izerel spoke through the corpse as he checked to make sure all the magic adornments were removed.<br/><br/>The Matron snickered under his breath “My consort is exploring various magical experiments upon male sex organs. Most recently one of his test subjects was able to ejaculate poison several times before it killed him. If you know any lesser fiends perusing such things, they could always share notes.”<br/><br/>“Now”  Abduxuel said and sat up with poise and purpose “I believe we both have other things to attend to. You are free to leave with the body on the understanding that our exchange of magic and money will occur as soon as possible.”