She sipped her wine delicately, eyes never leaving him as he first sat, then almost immediately rose to turn his back on her. She felt his emotions shift gears as quickly as one might flip a lightswitch. One moment, he was calm, placid and devoted. The next moment, his body was tensed, emotions jangling with anger, and... was that offense?<br/><br/>She peered at him closer, eyes narrowing as she attempted to reason through what it was that had bothered him. Though she could not bring herself to care that he was bothered, she knew that such feelings would only act to shatter his devotion to her faster. Already, she could feel a dim, faint stirring of resistance to her will from deep within him. He was breaking free of her controll already, and she couldn't have that. She needed his skills. When she was finished with him, he could certainly be expended if she chose.<br/><br/>She decided it was time to push him to the next step. He had proved that his allegiance had been shifted completely when he followed her here. Now, she began to slowly press a feeling of Lust toward him. She had learned that he possessed a greater control over his emotions than most did. She had seen how he reacted, and knew how to work around his awareness of her powers. She worked carefully, worming her way into his concsiousness with infinite care. She had never handled the mind of a mortal so gently, so lovingly, before. It was a new and exciting challenge to her. She pressed deeper very slowly, beginning to press him toward acting on his need.<br/><br/>"Your words hearten me, my friend... For it is no more than this that I hoped to find when I ventured out into the city this night. I have need of a friendship just as you described. It is no more than this that I ask of you. I wanted to find someone that I can help, and care for." her voice was soft, genuine, and charged with compassion in an attempt to soothe his rising anger.