The redhaired vampiress smiled when Lugoj mentioned the dark arts. It was more of a cold sneer masked with the aid of her charm. Stephen, her maker, used to delve into the dark arts and he also had the impression that Alexa was interested in them as well. She was not. Laying bound on a table while your maker - the one who was supposed to protect, care for and teach you the ways of his kind - 'tested' your healing ability and the limits of your body in various creative ways wasn't exactly what one would call "interest."<br/><br/>Her grim memories vanished when Rica generously offered the pixie a seat on his lap. Alexa smirked, thinking that she had competition. Not from Vivian, but from the werewolf himself. Until now she had been the amorous inhabitant of the Inn, changing lovers like socks, be it male or female. Somehow the idea of having to 'share' half of her potential admirers wasn't that appealing unless perhaps....it meant taking part in the fun. As expected, the pixie turned down his offer. Yet the werewolf thought of giving her his seat, which didn't sound that bad. As he moved between her and the Russian, Alexa took another good whiff of his scent.<br/><br/>She listened to the exchange of words between Lugoj and Vivian with interest. She was definitely a firey one. Her delicate fist splintered the table's edge, pulling a wide smile from the female vampire.<br/><br/>"I'm sure you did, little one" Alexa commented on the fae's last words "but next time you should point those pesky humans to me. When I think of all that wasted food..." Korono's sweet voice rang in her ears and the female vampire turned to greet her. While the kitsune kindly explained the newcomers what kind of service they might expect from the Inn, including the two designated gremlins, Alexa took pleasure in gently caressing Puternic's arm with her index finger, sliding it along the curves of his biceps. Her eyes remained focused on Korono, however, wondering when is she going to sing for them again. All these preparations for the ball were nothing but a drag, really, according to Alexa's perspective.