Hal-Neesa may have been arrogant, as well as a little insulting, but she was also smart. Judging by her referencing an event that happened generations ago, she had extended her life in some fashion, probably by becoming a vampire herself. Fendros and Janius were both just thankful that she appeared to prefer the prospect of working with them rather than Vile's followers. What was also apparent, though, was that Molag Bal's cult hungered for souls. That came through in Hal-Neesa's desires, and would probably outline what favors the pack would have to give to gain the cult's favour.

With the way Hal-Neesa spoke to them all, Janius in particular didn't want to be the subject of any more word games. He was on the brink of calling out and demanding that their hostess name her price, but he controlled himself for now. If only for Rhazii and Sabine's sake.