I'm thinking hard about my next post as well.  Quinta likes the "fingernails down the back" thing both giving and receiving as much as the next woman.  But those talons? Brrrrr.  And performing rites, uh-huh.  Yep.  I'll bet.  On the other hand, if it doesn't actually kill her, Quinta could probably milk the story for a lot of free drinks at various taverns.