Arya turned her attention from Mary to Victor after bidding the woman good night. He seemed a bit lost in his own thoughts, but the shadows that were cast across his features by the light of the fire at his back made it impossible to read his actual features in order to determine any more specifics. He finally spoke up after a long silence, commenting about how she must be tired and explaining that being around strangers always tired him out. On the contrary, she was still quite awake. Being around others could, at times, be draining, but the idea of finding some sort of answers brought with it a renewed sense of focus, which sent her mind into a mess of different trains of thoughts all swirling around inside of her head, making the possibility of sleep unlikely any time soon.<br/><br/>Still, she didn't disagree with him or give any indication of her mental state. "Of course. Thank you." She replied when he asked her to follow him and they would find her a bed. She followed him through the labyrinthine-like halls of the large house, her mind taking in every detail, memorizing the routes they took, the number of steps between one place and another, the layout, everything she could see and hear, until at last they reached a door that stood out, having a leafy green door.<br/><br/>She peered into the room once the door had opened. It was quite beautiful. She chuckled lightly when he joked that it wasn't much. "It'll do for the night, I suppose." She replied in the same joking manner as she followed him into the room, taking it all in before taking a seat of her own in another nearby chair.<br/><br/>She shook her head lightly in response to his next words. "Not at all. I've long ago given up hoping for such things." She paused, smiling lightly, which stood in contrast to the cynicism that crept into her next words. "You know what they say. Hope breeds eternal misery." she smiled before falling silent and allowing him to continue uninterrupted. She smiled softly, noting the way the tips of his ears turned pink as he explained how his curiosity had earned him a beating as a child. "Perhaps I may yet get something out of this visit. Aside from your lovely company, of course." she added the last with a smile that made it impossible to tell if she were serious or simply teasing.<br/><br/>"Good night." she replied in a soft, nonchalant tone as he stood and walked to the door. She glanced at the key when he tapped it. She was slightly taken aback by this. Was he actually concerned, if even a little? Curious. She didn't let the surprise show on her face, instead giving a gentle nod. "Of course." she replied with a soft voice, watching as he left before she moved to close the door and, ask he requested, lock it. Naturally, she had no intention of actually sleeping any time soon, but she would wait until everyone else was most likely asleep, or more precisely when they expected her to be asleep, before she made any sort of move.<br/><br/>She was far too curious to get any sort of rest right now. She was dying to explore a bit and try to find this secret room containing a mysterious stash of news articles. Still, she wouldn't allow her curiosity to cause her to act irrationally or recklessly. She supposed late night skulking in a house full of vampires wasn't exactly the most rational decision, but at least she could try to be smart about it if she were going to do something so risky. Luckily, she was used to sneaking around and hiding from vampires, so that part should be easy enough.<br/><br/>-------------------<br/><br/>Arya relaxed in the chair by the window, soaking in the moonlight for what seemed like an eternity, but in reality had only been an hour or so, before she decided that it was time to make her move. She had taken the opportunity to come up with some sort of a game plan for searching the house, utilizing the things she'd learned in her short trip up to the room. Now it was time to put that plan into action. She removed the skirt portion of her dress to allow her more freedom of movement, leaving her with trousers that had been previously hidden beneath the dress. Once she was ready, she slipped silently from the room, closing the door so gently that it made no sound and then heading down the dark hallway without so much as a single sound. Thanks to her exceptional vision and her memory of the layout, she was able to carefully make her way through the halls with ease, heading to the room she had decided would likely be the best place to start.<br/><br/>She made it to the first room, ensuring that there was no one in the room before opening the door and slipping in silently and beginning her search. At first glance it appeared to be nothing more than a bedroom, and Arya suspected that it was just that, another bedroom for guests, like the one she was staying in, but she had to be sure, so she proceeded to search the room as thoroughly as possible without leaving a trace. She avoided touching things if possible, and was careful not to move anything, or to at least replace it exactly as she had found it. As expected, the room contained nothing useful or interesting, so she slipped out, gently closed the door, and moved on to the next room. She proceeded to search every room on the top floor in the same manner and finding nothing. Once she was satisfied with her search of the floor, she made her way silently down the stairs, retracing their earlier steps to find the staircase and following it down to the next floor. Once on this floor she found the first door, slowly and silently opened it, and slipped into the room, gently closing the door behind her before proceeding to turn around and take a look around the room.