He nodded in satisfaction. He'd told as much information as he did because he knew how the courtesans were treated by society. It was funny when thought of, but how men and women both skulked in the middle of the night, spending money on warm bodies and companionship... But then on top of that, they would go home and talk shit about the warm bodies. There was a lot more risk than reward, too, in a line of business like that.

"Tell me about what you know about syphilis," he said to both.