He falls silent and studies her a moment. "I'm not so sure. Something is certainly keeping you alive, but I don't think your playing his game is the extent of it. He's the one who keeps coming back, and for what? Entertainment? Honestly, he doesn't seem the sort of man who needs to go to such trouble to be entertained." Another pause. "Maybe he can't afford to kill you. He obviously needs you for something, and I don't think we want to wait and find out what it is."