Lara tries to negotiate.

Long silence ensued as Lara kept staring at the guards. There should be a way to reason with these guys, she though to herself.
**** wasn't the answer, she knew that much. Not only would she anger the guards but Ortega as well, there was just no way she could win this even with her skills.

As more time passed, Lara wondered if she was wasting her time, her patience wore thin by the minute. All sorts of thoughts rushed through her mind.
Would she get away with offering them some of her ''talents'' or were they susceptible to bribes? Would it worsen their mood or would it rather help her get through?
She wondered all of these things, if it was money then she could easily procure something of value from the mercenaries. After all, she was the one paying them.

Seduction didn't seem such a bad idea and the thought of an audience was both tempting and exciting but also very risky. She was surrounded by men, men who previously joked about having their way with her.
She was still their boss but there was only one of her and a dozen of them, boss or not, if they were given a chance she was sure they would take it. If she wanted to seduce the guards she'd best do so discreetly.

This was beneath her to do, if it was a high class gentleman or a powerful man she wouldn't have minded as much. The ends justify the means after all.
Yet she felt some sort of attraction, she always had a soft spot for bad boys and these men were elite among them.
However if she could buy her way out, she'd rather do that than use her body, she was already behind schedule and had to make a choice.

Carefully and without others noticing, she lowered her shorts a little bit, revealing even more skin then she was already. She took a deep breath and looked at the guards. ''This is it Lara, it's now or never'' She said to herself.

''Is there any other way I could convince you to let me pass?'' She asked in a seductive voice.

She seemed to have had gotten their attention as all of them were staring at her by now.