[@Letter Bee]

SECONDARY QUEST-Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

The madam laughed. "Oh, my young friend, of only I were ten years younger." She shook her head. "I'm a businesswoman, not a ditzy teenager. For one thing I don't know where you've been or how healthy you are. Hell, I'm too old for that kind of thing." She smiled a little sadly. "Shame. And no, you're not getting my ledger. Not if you were the best lay in Orleans. That little book gives me power over many many important people, and I'm not about to give that up." The huge woman leaned back in her chair. "Anything else, sir?"