Hmm… That was interesting, to be sure. Truth be told, Silva had expected her to kill the rose - so “unwholesome” as she herself had put it, was her aura that such a thing did not come as a surprise. But… what DID surprise him was how the flower had decayed<em>just by getting close to her</em>, and so quickly too. In addition, there was that… thing… she did with the cuff of her sleeve that was most unexpected as well. The rose served its purpose to reveal some of her abilities, and he took a mental note of what he learned. He hoped Steven found this demonstration useful as well.<br/><br/>Overall, he concluded that she was not out to kill them, at least. He did not yet let down his guard, but the coldness in his voice was audibly reduced. Sadly, he still couldn’t force himself to return her smile, so he offered a low nod of his hooded head instead.<br/><br/>“A pleasure to make your acquaintance, Madame,” he said. Then he looked back to Steven to see what he decided to make of this development.