*innocently* My silence is also easily bought, sir.
*grimaces his concession down the line (and you can't possibly know he's rassling a ball of fluff into a tiny rage on his desktop)* Well, in my defense, it was either bring her to work or let her starve, and even Duilien seemed to think that would be unconscionable. Nico's an entirely unique breed of evil, though. Better men than I have fallen into her snares.