Watching her stand, an attempt, he acknowledged, to keep her emotions to herself, Theo actually afforded himself a small smile.
'Yes that is all,' he said calmly, though even as he spoke he walked over to the desk in the room, pulling out a bag of galleons from the drawer. It was quite a bit, more than was usually handled in this way but until the bank was finished there were not so many other ways to handle money.
'A first instalment,' he said casually, handing her the sack. It was generous indeed, and she would be a very comfortable woman if she stayed loyal. If not he'd pull his support, or have her killed, depending on the level of betrayal.