Eliana gave her head a slight shake. Poor, naive girl. Well, at least she had tried to warn her...and had even treated her to a nice last meal...
"The local militia, I imagine, would be glad for the help. In the very least, they can tell you the number of ways they've tried to break up the Bandits and failed. Anyway, I don't know what help you think a whore would be against hardened criminals and assassins."
Both of her slender eyebrows rose with the girl's final question, and she gave the younger woman a sad smile. "You and I see the world very differently, Elaina." Glancing around for the waiter and not seeing him, she pushed herself to her feet and paused there to look down at the girl. "You're a sweet girl. Around here, that's going to get you killed."