Aderyn watched their reactions with amusement. The girl was definitely the less experienced. Who would be so surprised by a little glamour? Humans were so much fun. When Neo spoke she laughed softly, even more amused when his companion began to dress him down. It took some focus to understand the man, but the conversation was entertaining. Looking at the woman she told her with gentle cheer, "It's fine really, we already know humans will mate with anything." Islwyn laughed from the doorway, clearly amused by some memory Aderyn's words triggered. Aderyn shifted her gaze back to the man and asked with interest, "So you let people bite you?" Her dark eyes danced. "Your kind heart does you credit mage, but I think that we could care for ourselves. We are not lesser."<br/><br/>Islwyn helpfully supplied, "A tree and some worthless junkie lesser. Of course the rest are too gone to get much useful from. Except for the tree, it would be totally possible they'd not have realized they were taking our kind."<br/><br/>Aderyn lifted her palms slightly, "No it's not right that they should dare, but their purpose is unknown to us. Why we are here is because of that... hum. You can't feel it?" She pointed without hesitation in the direction of the facility. "It attracted my portal I believe. Likely it's doing the same to others, or simply the energy draws them here. It isn't unpleasant. Much like your fire, but not as.. showy. More like a feeling there is food here." Her eyes narrowed intently and she questioned, "Good mages? Powerful?"<br/><br/>Aderyn turned slightly, still watching the mages, but so she faced the new threat. Islwyn said, "Fucking finally. I thought for sure we'd get some demons flying in before this." He gave Aderyn a sardonic glance, "Or do you want to talk to vampires as well?"<br/><br/>A languid wave of permission and Aderyn drawled, "No, they're useless to us. Have some fun darling."<br/><br/>Hearing the vampire's speech, Islwyn grumbled indignantly, "Escape? Escape<span style="font-style: italic">what</span>? Dead humans?" The vampires were beneath him. Superior strength? He had it. Speed? That as well. They had nothing else, their spark was gone, they weren't even any good to eat.<br/><br/>Aderyn lifted a hand in a gesture that seemed like she was trying to stop the knife that the vampire threw with her palm. When it drew close to her, it slowed. She plucked it swiftly from the air with her fingertips holding the blade. Then she brought it to her face, watching the vampire in black. She licked the handle where the vampire had held the blade, her chest lifting as she drew in a breath. Taking in what little a vampire left behind. Then she kissed the blade and sent it spinning through the air, shining with the magic of a death curse, back toward the vampire with an impetus no human could have managed. She knew unless a vampire's speed was matched, a thrown blade did little good. True the vampire was dead, but the magic was for this one. It was crafted with the vampire's own touch to sever that which kept it thinking and moving, the shell of the person it once was. A good solid hit should kill it instantly, a cut lead to a slower agonizing death, and simply touching it should drain and weaken the creature. If another vampire blocked it for her, the effect would be less, though if it was one of her creations not too much less. The curse would still bite no matter who took it from the blade.<br/><br/>Islwyn reached under his cloak and somehow ended up with what appeared to be a bastard sword that shone with violet light in one hand and a knife in the other. Not a throwing knife. With a happy smile he ran toward the vampires, picking one of the men to attack first, seeing his sister was handling the woman. His run was the blur that vampire movement was to a human, his strike one with several hundred years of practice killing things behind it. It looked like he had every intent of simply hacking the vampires to pieces.