Elara shrugged with her palms up as if to say that she had tried and he had made his choice, which he had to live with. "If you say so. From the hateful looks your friend has been giving me and any of my staff since she got here, I can't say I share your conviction that she will fall in line." She commented, folding her arms across her chest after her maid had left, shaking her head a little at his words. "The lengths I go to are because of the respect I have for you, Cyne." The vampire queen stated, following him toward the bed and perching on the other side as she stretched her arms and neck a little. "You came with me without complaint because you knew that ending the war would stop the bloodshed for your people."<br/><br/>She actually looked surprised at his suggestion that had things gone just a little differently when Ava was in charge, they might have met in much more amiable circumstances. Then Elara smiled, not a vindictive or 'oh you're so naive' sort of way, but a true, if amused, smile. A small chuckle bubbled out of her and she shook her head a little as if she couldn't believe it. "I'm sorry, but I don't think my race has ever considered diplomacy first instead of simply taking by force." She explained, trying not to embarrass him. "We're literally bred as predators, Cyne. Our elongated canines, enhanced strength, speed, hearing, vision, and the like. Even our eyes are still facing forward just as yours are, making is a predator rather than a prey creature. However, I do think the fact that your people, mortals, are shaped similarly because you should not be our prey." She shrugged a little.<br/><br/>Slowly, the vampire queen pulled some of her covers down and started tucking her bared feet under the covers, settling into the lush mattress as she considered his other offers. "You are very intelligent, Cyne, and despite her hateful glares and looks she gives, I'm sure Sybil is similarly gifted with a brain." She let her fingers pick at the edge of her blanket a little as she rested her head back on a pillow and stared up at the ceiling in thought. "Caldwyn isn't getting any younger, perhaps... perhaps you could work with him... and eventually Sybil could as well, when she proves trustworthy."