Say yes

"Yes," you croak, "I am."

After a moment, the Rabbit releases you. "Fine, ten thousand crowns it is." He gestures and a brawny female Otter steps out of the shadows, dressed in a skimpy outfit of black leather and lace, a long dagger sheathed at her hip. Bodyguard, or whore? Or both? "Angelica, pay them and find them rooms for the night. Gentlemen, you are free to make use of all the amenities."

"Thank you, Sir, for your hospitality," Mellion says, "but I'm rather anxious to get home to my wife and children, if it's all the same." The drakaron gives him a nudge. "Oh, but Sithis would enjoy staying very much."

"Thank you, Sir," the drakaron hisses, giving a respectful bow. You watch them walk away, following the Otter, Angelica, out of the room. Alone with the Rabbit, you find yourself trembling.

"Please, Sir, I need to go home," you say. "My father will be frantic when he finds me gone."

"I would love to help you, my dear, but I just paid ten thousand crowns to rescue you from a couple of vile and dangerous bandits. I'm a generous fellow...but not that generous. I'll tell you what--once you pay me back, you will be free to leave."

"Pay you back!" you exclaim. "I could never earn ten thousand crowns in a lifetime."

"That's what I'm counting on," the Rabbit says with a devious smile, and there's something funny about his teeth. He has the usual buck-tooth grin of a Rabbit, but on either side of his large front teeth, he has a pair of slim, wicked fangs, like a predator...or a vampire.