Talisman smiled, "Food's currency. Shelta's currency. De ability t'come and t'go as I please is currency. T'ain't dat hard t'pay me off."
However, the vixen laid her ears back, taking a more serious tone, "A' course, I ain't de one who yo' need t'worry 'bout. De Powers, dey don' take kindly t'bein' abused or cheated. T'be granted a boon, dat boon mus' be earned. So if yo' want somet'in', yo' betta' be damn shoor yo' deserve it b'fore yo' ask magic t'get it for yo'."
The small vixen wrapped her thick-furred tail around her forelegs, "Say, for example, a cat dat demanded magic in exchange for de freedom of a vix' dat done her no wrong? Dat migh' not end so well for de cat."