Daddy would never admit it, neither would anyone else, but Calliope was a big part of their business. She dominated their entire wing of trade. She brought in the most. She was important. Her expression was less tough, the smile still present, but the mood had shifted entirely. Her small, little body was no longer tense nor threatening, but comforting. She reached for Calliope's hand. "Sweetie.. you know I wanted nothing more than to help you out in there, but you betrayed us.. You needed to be punished.. Usually, we--" She pauses, saying the following rather playfully, "--slice and chop up traitors." She wrinkles her nose, "-but you, I wanted you safe. I want to keep you safe.. Just--" She moves the hand she held to her hip, then guiding it by Calliope's elbow to rest on her rear. "--cooperate. Who knows? You could even get a small reward." Manipulation had worked on her very few times before, but that never stopped Laina from trying.