Cade listened to his brother move through the kitchen as he watched the girl and her… companion on the couch, listening to her words and nodding politely at all the right times. He was impressed that she wasn’t panicking, though he didn’t truly expect that to last.  He could hear the sluggish movement of blood through her veins if he listened carefully.  She would be forced to drink before the night was through if he had to guess, he simply hoped the experience wouldn’t be as revolting as he remembered it.<br/><br/>A moment later he wrinkled his nose at the glass his brother put down for him and took a sip before setting it aside.  Fresh blood was completely different than the swill that they could store here.  It had a completely different taste and texture when it came straight from a body.  At least he’d had a chance to feed before the shit hit the fan so to speak, it meant he didn’t truly need the blood tonight.<br/><br/>“She’s doing about as well as you could expect under the circumstances, though I don’t think it’s all truly set in yet…” he mused as he glanced back towards the girl once more.<br/><br/>He was amused by the apology in her voice even with the irritation that followed, and even more so by the words that followed.  “My dear… I think you’ve missed the point here.  This Empress that you talk about probably isn’t going to be a concern any longer, unless they work regularly with Vampires of course…”<br/>