She couldnâ€™t help but allow herself to let a smile creep onto her the corners of her lips. The young man was on par with her it seems in the sense that he knew how to play the game and they shared similar strategies. However, the young man was rather vocal about his intentions; this was amusing and she would continue to gather information from what he was telling her. She could pick up little things like that: peopleâ€™s personalities, how they acted, stuff like that. Even if they didnâ€™t reveal everything they hid up their sleeve. Was this young man trying to throw her off or something, she wondered casually as she continued to study him silently. After all he was not fooled by her and a small part of her had expected that. It seems he has had experience with demons, evident by how he had mentioned the demon he had spoken to about the Angel heart. And what he had mentioned about that Angel had been true, she had been incredibly weak.<br/><br/>Svaâ€™alti would never admit it but that weak Angel almost worried her a bit. She half expected a much stronger, higher ranking Angel to show himself and end her. Higher ranking Angels did have those powers after all; with a single swing of their might sword they can tear her apart. She nearly lost her life to one of those cocky pricks before. She knew better not to mess with them, but sometimes she was tempted to press her luck.<br/><br/>Like with this young man. She laughed softly when he asked what she thought of him, what she saw in him. And for a few moments she actually thought of this while she watched him examine the girl as if he was expecting to find a clue on how to break this curse. Too bad he wouldnâ€™t find anything like a feather or a mark; she always made sure she never left anything behind. This did not mean it was impossible however, donâ€™t get her wrong. Her magic, though weakened, was still very powerful thanks to years of mastery. She was no warlock but there was no doubt that most demons were weaker compared to her full power, and even in her weaker state she had the power of Elder. In the demon world she was known by some of the older demons and they respected her. It was rare for her to see the need to put a lower demon in their place, but when she did she always made sure they got the message.<br/><br/>She was never sloppy with her work.<br/><br/>Or was she? She was getting older after all â€“perhaps she could have slipped. No that was highly unlikely of her to do. She was careful. She put a lot of thought into her actions always, which was the main reason for her silence. He would make her think she was faltering though she had a feeling he knew better than to fall for that old trick, if he really was as smart as he was portraying. She could yet again be wrong, but it was worth a shot, playing a long with his game. It was indeed been quite some time since she met someone who was as evenly matchedâ€¦ or has she? Damn, maybe she was really getting old after all and that witty bite behind her words was fading out a bit; it that was the case then it was time to sharpen her skills a bit and blow the dust off of that wit.<br/><br/>That being said, this was the approach she took in answering his little question: â€œAll I see is a young, witty, detective who is too loyal and perhaps too curious for his own good. Donâ€™t go in too over your head, my dear.â€ She smiled wryly. It was such a simple answer but she decided to just leave it at that, perhaps her way of holding back in a sense. â€œI do wish you luck breaking the girlâ€™s curse.â€<br/><br/>Unfortunately her sarcasm seemed to go right over the maleâ€™s head, unless thatâ€™s what he wanted her to think. Her comment about the tea was a good example of this, but then perhaps it was his way of being on par with her. It was amusing either way since most humans were not clever as this one. He was a challenge, and she accepted it. But could he really keep up with her? Time would tell, after all he did have until she felt the urge to feed again. And she wonderedâ€¦ perhaps that boy would serve as the girlâ€™s replacement when that time came.