"Good." Lenore smiles brightly at her, all pleased approval. "Then we'll work toward that. But the first step is that you have to earn enough of my trust for me to believe you. It's only been a few hours, after all. And with the rough start that we've had to our acquaintance, I need to make sure this isn't a ploy."

She reaches out and very gently cups Gideon's cheek, beaming down at her for a moment and then turning away and letting herself back out through the cell door.

"More gifts tomorrow. Sleep well, my best nightmare," Lenore flirts, winking playfully. She's enormously pleased with her progress over the course of just one night, but it's true that she does need a few more days to be able to trust that success enough to let her pet out of the cage. That's all right. She has a plan. She turns to go, then stops and looks back with a smile. "Oh! Do you prefer cards, dice, or chess?"