"Oui. Sebastian Shaw fired me himself, an' I haven' dared to speak to Alistaire since." Alisa was honest about that, after-all, Rachel was a telepath. "If Sebastian Shaw wants a first class ticket to Hell, he can go by himself. I ain' beggin' to go along for de ride. As for Alistaire Shaw, he's gotta learn to walk on his own two legs. I ain' gonna carry him no more."

Her unusual eyes looked out the window of the office before she spoke. "My whole life, I've been taught not to t'ink for myself, really. Dat no matter 'ow smart I am, I'm only good for t'ree t'ings. Bein' a thug, bein' a servant, an' bein' married off. I realized I'm too good for dat kinda life. I want sumt'ing better, legit."