<br/>Sparkle giggled at Carmen's look, then stuck out her tongue at the young policewoman.<br/><br/>The guards were all dressed in body armour, with standard helmets that covered their faces. Most were human... or human ish. It was hard to tell. Some short squat ones could only be dwarves, one large one had cut outs in it's helmet to allow horns to stick our and strangely hinged legs, obviously a minotaur. And one was... at least nine feet tall with arms that seemed to reach past it's knee's. Probably a troll... even with the covering armour it looked ugly.<br/><br/>The 'Countess' did not. She was undeniably beautiful, with her raven hair, porcelain skin and crimson lips. The only hints she wasn't human were the red irises of her eyes, and a certain set of her body. She was in uniform, although it had a faint air of the dominatrix about it. Sure the skirt was regulation length, and her blouse and jacket fitted well... too well almost. But the gloves, the high boots, the fishnet stockings gave her a certain 'after dark' edge that fitted a glamorous vampire.<br/><br/>Her attitude when she spoke was a little of the dominatrix or perhaps a head mistress. "Welcome Miss Meinhart, and welcome to the city. I trust everything has been explained to your satisfaction?"<br/><br/>