Alice didn't have to look up, she knew who it was when he called her precious. "Vlad! Morning!" She said with a smile. Holding her silver fork up with a strawberry on the end, "Bite?" She asked, tilting her head slightly to the right. A strand of blond hair fell onto her shoulder, and rested at the crook of her neck. At the mention of books she pushed her lips together and averted her eyes to the table. She hated to read, though making progress, she didn't feel like she was getting better.