"If I wanted to ask just anyone, I would. But I assume you haven't told all your compatriots about my circumstance?"

Not so much that she talks of it delicately, when did she ever approach anything but the most direct, blunt force way? With the deftness of a blade striking down. But just there was no need to go on about her little secret.

"Simply put, I want to know whether my skills would suit that sort of life."