I know you don't care. I have no wish to control you, but I have a need to control them.
[ And that was what it came down to. Her precarious business, of protecting those of the slums, came so hand in hand in slicing the throats of those that dared to cross her, interfere with the smuggling shipments. All matter of wicked things she did where no one could see her doing such.
And they called her unnatural, but weak for a woman. As if a woman had no stomach for violence.
She smiled still, because he played so will. Enjoyed this more than she should, most in the end bored her quick mind and quicker tongue when it came to deals. ] My flattery does nothing? And here I thought to court you with it. Such a shame. [ As if she were a knight and he the lady. But a courtship such as this, ended in blood. ]
Tell me what I can do to convince you then, to make up for my rudeness. [ Because she caught, so briefly the way he looked at her. And she'd gouged men's eyes out for daring to do so too many times. But she was content to play, with him and with this deal. ] Jewels? Whores? I've a shipment come in from China and my girls are the cleanest in the city. [ She'd feed his greed, even if he'd never be sated, for awhile, she could supply. ]
[ Her head tipped back in laughter at his warning. ] Caring for my well being, Greed? Don't tell me you're growing soft on me. I know what they say of me, what they think of me. [ as far as he lent in, she curled around him. Leaning back into him without touching. Let him look, as much as he liked, if that was what it took. Her fingers wrapped around the pearls that hung low from the neck, twisting them up and around before letting them tumble free, settling over her chest again. ] I am beginning a war by doing this. And believe me, I will win it.
[ Her smile spread slowly like a lion's grin. A mockery of the King's gone before when she likened herself to one. ] Be a dear and fire the first shot for me?
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[ And that was what it came down to. Her precarious business, of protecting those of the slums, came so hand in hand in slicing the throats of those that dared to cross her, interfere with the smuggling shipments. All matter of wicked things she did where no one could see her doing such.
And they called her unnatural, but weak for a woman. As if a woman had no stomach for violence.
She smiled still, because he played so will. Enjoyed this more than she should, most in the end bored her quick mind and quicker tongue when it came to deals. ] My flattery does nothing? And here I thought to court you with it. Such a shame. [ As if she were a knight and he the lady. But a courtship such as this, ended in blood. ]
Tell me what I can do to convince you then, to make up for my rudeness. [ Because she caught, so briefly the way he looked at her. And she'd gouged men's eyes out for daring to do so too many times. But she was content to play, with him and with this deal. ] Jewels? Whores? I've a shipment come in from China and my girls are the cleanest in the city. [ She'd feed his greed, even if he'd never be sated, for awhile, she could supply. ]
[ Her head tipped back in laughter at his warning. ] Caring for my well being, Greed? Don't tell me you're growing soft on me. I know what they say of me, what they think of me. [ as far as he lent in, she curled around him. Leaning back into him without touching. Let him look, as much as he liked, if that was what it took. Her fingers wrapped around the pearls that hung low from the neck, twisting them up and around before letting them tumble free, settling over her chest again. ] I am beginning a war by doing this. And believe me, I will win it.
[ Her smile spread slowly like a lion's grin. A mockery of the King's gone before when she likened herself to one. ] Be a dear and fire the first shot for me?