Following the Duchess through to the library, she found every room to be more beautiful than the last. Her attention was drawn to the gas lamps that looked like naked candle flames, yet she didnt detect the scent of gas when she took in a breath or scent of the air. The Duchess looked as if she had a lot on her mind, and wasnt concerning herself with Ruthar's fate. His fate had been sealed the second his foot had left the coach, so it seemed.<br/><br/>Knowing her place, she let the Duchess do the talking, and tried not to let her inexperience show. The Duchesses sudden movement from the shelf to the seat unerved her, as did some of her movements. Taking a seat as well, she merely listened, an observer here in her home.<br/><br/>It was hard to beleive that the Elders that resided here were jealous of her. Phera, Lisa and Margaret had what every kindred and many humans would kill to have, money and power, yet Phera talked as both were a prison, one that Phera intended to escape.<br/><br/>"I would like a mentor..Duchess, as I am young, and hope to one day, know as much as you do. If you wish me to share your bed, with just you, or..the others, I would be honored to", she did reply, as she would deny the Duchess nothing that she would ask of Emily.<br/><br/>Seated at another desk, she nodded to the butler as he left to pour them drinks. She had assumed that one became a Duchess by marrying a Duke, or other such royalty, but to gain such a title by taking care of their problems..was this how Phera had gained the title.<br/><br/>Accepting the drink from the Butler, she savored it even as it lacked the sweet taste of blood. Emily was shocked by the Duchesses intent to leave this abode behind, to return to nature, live as some other kindred clans did. Yet she remained silent as Phera read from the book, one that had to be old and filled with knowledge. Emily could remain in here for a year until she had read every single book, yet there was something else going on here.<br/><br/>"I do not wish to see this befall you, or any other elder, Duchess", she soflty said once the book had been returned to its shelf. 'I accept your offer in the spirit in which it is  offered to me. I will look after your estate Duchess. Perhaps Elders are more set in their ways, and incapable of..creative thinking, and a younger mind can think in different ways. I accept your offer of your estate, and will go to Wastwater to do what must be done. I do have need of your advice, any more that you have to offer", she replied, trying not to feel overwhelmed at what was being offered to her, and asked of her.<br/><br/>This place and funds had much to offer her to find a way to end this black boon. She was used to not having much, now she would have whatever she needed to save her kind, and prevent what afflicted Ruthar from happening to Phera someday.<br/><br/>Slowly standing up, she walked to stand next to the Duchess and rested her slender hand on her shoulder. "I accept the offer of your estate, and if you wish me to share your bed, I shall", she soflty replied, feeling sad for the first time since she had last seen her human family, and had had to walk away from it.