Corinne watched Nanoha go, drawing in a sharp breath. This was trouble.

"Yes..." was all she could say. The energy to tell him to scram wasn't quite there tonight---no one would believe him, but what if he blabbed? "But I shouldn't leave without what I paid for, and I'm not..."

Not cruel? Well, isn't that what she's supposed to say?

"...afraid," she finished oddly.