"Seriously?" Beau says, eyes widening as she stares at him in surprise at his attitude. "Don't knock it, man, you have to be willing to try whatever it takes. Killing, kidnapping, anything."

She rattles off the list quickly and easily; these are things shes does for money.

"And yeah, I know a bit about magic. Where I come from, I hang with a whole group of mages. They have trouble keeping spells up if you hit 'em, and a lot more trouble casting if you grab their arms. If these animals work anything like that... It could be doable, is all I'm saying."