"I don't inform the other elders of my business," she said, "when it doesn't concern them, and they can frown upon me all they like, but it won't make them any older, or any more powerful."<br/><br/>She smiled and returned to her chair, indicating a lounging place that he could sit, though it was lower to the floor. In fact, every other place to sit was lower to the floor, and although she didn't really hold to such silly traditions, her servants did.<br/><br/>"And you are right," she said, "had I intended to kill you, I would've made the attempt without an introduction."<br/><br/>"I don't suppose that the mages you work with would approve of your being here either though?" she said, "even if you run things, coming here must seem an awful risk, and nearly suicidal, given that it is the property of Vampires to be, quick to change their minds..."<br/><br/>She wasn't likely to change her mind, though, the tendency to quickly change from friendliness to hostility and back was something that younger Vampires were quite prone to, even into their second centuries, though, Vampirism was different for everyone, even if only slightly.