Mina leveled her eyes on Jacqueline. "I could give you a list of reasons longer than Doyle's cock," she said, momentarily forgetting herself. "Adventure, the chance to do something meaningful, the chance to do something good, immortality, a lifetime of your mother and your father." Jack would, of course, be utterly scandalized by such language in front of his daughter. A bit abashed, she cleared her throat. "Pardon my language."

She looked down at her chipped nails a moment before continuing, "But if I'm honest with myself, and honest with you, so much of it was for Tom. Finding Tom, avenging Tom, making sure what happened to me never happened to another innocent soul." She smiled slyly, "Not that I was ever innocent."