Veronica was slightly surprised by being addressed by her name.  To her knowledge she hadn’t said her name during the conversation and yet the woman Lexi seemed to have pulled her name from her mind.  It was a strange thing to be sure, though admittedly not an unheard of thing.  The existence of those with other abilities was not that uncommon.  Still it was a little disconcerting and she wondered what else Lexi could gleam from her mind<br/><br/>In the end she settled for smiling politely.  “You don’t owe me anything,” Veronica said truthfully.   She hadn’t acted because she expected anything in return for her actions she had simply reacted on instinct.  “You just looked like you could use some help.”  A slight frown creased her face as she thought about her encounter with Edmond from the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.  It seemed to her from what he had told her that was the kind thing they did only on a grander scale.  Perhaps he would have to give his offer additional thought.<br/><br/>She turned her attention back to the situation at hand and watched apprehensively as Drake’s hand went into his pocket but she relaxed some when the only thing that he withdrew from it was a pack of cigarettes and a lighter.  She pushed the pack away when he offered her one.  She was certainly old enough to smoke and though her immune system would heal any damage done by inhaling a lung full of smoke she did care to partake.<br/><br/>Despite his words she still wasn’t sure if she trusted him.  “Apology accepted I suppose,” Veronica said tenuously wanting to keep this friendly.  The truth was she really didn’t want a fight if she could avoid it.<br/><br/>She tried to sense any deception in his words, but as much as she could tell, it did seem as though he simply wanted to ask a few question though about what she couldn’t fathom.  “What sort of questions did you have in mind?” the half vampire asked cautiously.  It was clear that this man Drake was something else, at least as dangerous as she was herself maybe even more so, it was hard to tell.  “Depending on what they are I might consent to tell you if you’d be willing to answer some of mine as well and I’m sure Lexi has some as well.”  she gestured over to the woman, though in appearance it looked as though she was more of a girl still.  “Also I don’t want you to get the wrong idea and think that I’m willing to trust you that easily, I’ll be keeping my eye on you don’t forget that.”