Kate smiled at the lad with a smile, much more agreeable now that she'd gotten some sort of concession for her trouble.  "Alright, then I will happily take you up on on your offer of a room."  She nodded to her fellow travellers and made her retreat from the library.   She shut the door behind her on the way out, and smiled at Marsi as she came into the hallway.  "Ah, Marsi, found a friend I see."  She put her hand on Marsi's neck, giving the bottom of her skull a small caress, letting her fingers brush the small hairs on the Vodaccean girl's neck.<br/><br/>She changed her glance to the stranger and offered her a smile as well.  "Well, hello there.  Who is your bonny friend, here Marsi?"  She says, giving Anna a wolfish grin as she looks into her eyes with a predatory gleam