"We could drink a cup of tea in my office and discuss matters, sir," Master Ryan said as he addressed Nicholas. Florence smiled at that, amused by the pair of them coming to this place at her whim and yet her being so reserved for the time being.<em>'It's his Muse we're after.. And a decent lay for me, which...'</em>Her eyes slid over the people gathered in the chamber and near it, lingering only slightly as they passed over the man standing behind Master Ryan,<em>'...shouldn't be difficult to find.'</em><br/><br/>There was nothing lacking in Nicholas' ability to satisfy Florence, this was true, but variety always added fun to the mix and he wanted masculine models for his work. Let them both gain some benefit from the artist's requirements.<em>'Besides which.. I'm just far too energetic to pose for Nic without some preliminary fun first.'</em>Her eyes had returned to Master Ryan by the time her thoughts concluded and there was a somewhat telling smile curled contently on her lips as the Master gestured to the man she'd let her eyes linger on and spoke again, "This would be my right hand man, Atticus. He would be in charge of the House's security."<br/><br/>Florence's gaze shifted to the man again, running over his body structure and stance with a more critical analysis,<em>'Security? Well certainly, that makes sense. I bet he'd make for a really good spar.'</em>The idea of that made her itch to act on a new impulse, but she denied it. Instead the lady masked her probing gaze with a polite smile and a bob of her head as Nicholas spoke, "That sounds perfect Master Valentine, though I would say it would be safe to have a summoning of all your whores currently available for after the conversation is concluded. Gives them enough time to assemble without taxing either my own or your tempers."<br/><br/>"A pleasure to meet you," she added to Atticus on the tail of Nicholas' words in a quiet voice.<br/><br/>Footsteps drew the lady's gaze to another pair arriving on the scene. A lovely pair, the two of them. One a lady with beautiful, coppery hair,<em>'Hm..'</em>The other a...<em>'man?'</em>with short, straight hair of dark brown and what she found to be rather striking eyes as he drew nearer. This one matched her for height, and something about him held Florence's attention. Her blue eyes softened as she realized he'd offered them a smile and she returned it with a friendly enough smile of her own before turning her gaze on Nicholas.<em>'Oh I do hope you like this new arrival Nicholas, for I might have to insist upon him even if you don't.'</em>If she caught Nic looking her way the lady offered him a rather subtle wink.