"She was a slave and servant as I was." Alyxander answered truthfully, keeping his cool; Johnathan seemed to be more curious now than looking for trouble. "She is human and forced to fight, not by her free will. Last I saw her before, she had been sold off to a slave master, was friend of Draco's." He cut off for a moment, trying to keep from saying too much. He had to choose his words carefully. "She is here 'cause she does not deserve to suffer any more than she has already. She's already terrified of everything, so you'd best be kind to her. Else, stay away from her." Alyx caught sight of the woman whom had been in the kitchen as she walked past them, though not paying obvious attention to her.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">"Who is that?"</span><br/><br/>Alyx was glad for the distraction. "I know not. I figure you would have known better than I. 'Tis your house and family here, truth be told." He answered quietly. His gaze turned to the woman as she continued off, wondering if he should ask, or just leave it alone. It was making him quite curious as well. "Perhaps we shall find out." He whispered, looking back to John before turning, making a daring decision. "Pardon me, Madam." He called quietly, trying to get the woman's attention yet not wanting to be rude. "Might I ask what you are doing up and about at such an hour as this? Are you looking for something? Anything I can do to assist you?" Alyx knew it would be best to be sneaky with this, and choose his words right so that it seems he only wanted to help. This was mainly for his own wondering, not for John's; but maybe it would give them at least a distraction to speak on to distract the other boy from Reika?