At the sight of her shaking, and the sound of her nerve-wracked voice, Noah smiled calmly. "Really, Katherine? Starting with money? You should know that's only a fringe benefit to what we do."
He stood slightly out of her sightline so that she would have to uncomfortably crane her head to fully see him. Wanted her to feel how tight that cold chain was. Even creatures who didn't need to breathe were susceptible to that primal fear, the closing in around the neck.
"Your weapons. How much of an expert are you with them?" Noah approached the side of the pillar. "Do you know them like the back of your hand?" He left her side to reach the table, his hand hovering over the selections, like they were enticing dishes on offer at a buffet. After a moment, he picked up the Kubatan, displaying it for her.