Demons where I'm from promise you things if you can do somethin' for them. A big part of doin' this is being able to say no, because they'll offer you something you really want back. Now, usually they're lying; once they have your soul, it doesn't matter if they deliver or not. You won't care and your body get corrupted by some low-level jackass.

[She looks a little distant for the moment.]

When I took the deal here, I was pretty sure it wasn't the same kinda deal. We don't have any kinda guarantee what kind of man the Admiral actually is.

I always figure I can back out at the last minute. You guys can graduate yourselves if your close enough, and my plan B... [She looks disappointed again, this time in herself. It's half cowardly, but also the best idea she has for making sure the demons don't get the key because she's just one woman.] ...my plan B is to get someone else to take the key back to their universe, so there's no chance of the demons ever gatherin' up the keys.