“I’ll take [i]any[/i] help at this point,” Izzy said exasperatedly. She gawked at him when he named his price. “[i]Fifteen[/i]...” Her mouth hung open slightly. She had a grand twenty-dollars to her name at the moment, and that was in her wallet back home in her dresser. But her options were slim. Cerasus was of no help in his current state, so she could either go it alone and, in all likelihood, lose her life, or agree to his terms and lose a lot less. She cleared her throat before giving her answer. “O-okay.” She ran her fingers through the front part of her hair. “But I have no idea when I’ll have that, so you know.” She took a slow breath. “Where do you suggest we start, then?”