Drake shrugged, dragging on his cigarette again. He really loved smoking. The fact that he was, for all intents and purposes, immortal, had so many advantages. The smallest not being that he could smoke all he wanted and not feel any lasting effects. His body completely regenerated itself at midnight every night. He couldn't die. No matter how hard he tried. And in his early years, he had tried. He'd even gone so far as to throw himself into the path of a moving train. Nothing worked. His body, no matter how badly damaged, always became just as perfect as it had been the day he'd become immortal every night. He had hated it at first, thinking it was some cruel twist of fate to never be allowed the release of death when he grew old. Then he noticed that he wasn't aging either. He'd reveled in that fact. Forever young and powerful. A fact he used to his advantage. Drake had made himself into a very wealthy man very quickly. And he always had plenty of money now. He smiled cordially at the women. They'd agreed to go with him. That was something at least. Veronica still seemed hostile towards him though. He'd have to change that. Maybe even recruit her to his brotherhood/ This girl too. He was certain he would be able to recruit her. She seemed to full of life to turn his offer down.<br/>"I just want to ask some honest questions.... May I call you Veronica? I haven't met many people like you and you've piqued my interest, but I would prefer not to discuss the nature of my questions in the open. As I said, there are those that want me dead. I'd rather they didn't have the chance to catch me out here. Will you, please follow me to a safe house near by. I give you my word on my immortality that I wish you no harm."<br/>His eyes seemed to glow their dark golden color as he spoke and a heavy sense of complacency seemed to wash over the women. Drake had used the trinket he'd drawn from his coat when he'd reached into it for the cigarettes. It added power to his voice and compelled anyone who heard it to listed and, potentially obey. He hoped they wouldn't notice. He didn't want to start a fight over this and he really didn't want to hurt them now that they were so interesting a pair of people.