[center][color=crimson][h3]Ailsalia “Lia” Margaux[/h3][/color][/center]
A muscle in Lia’s face twitched at the word “Lady.” While she had been addressed as such before, it had been by prissy vampires that frequented the court — sugary sweet gossip-mongers that only flashed their wares when backs were turned. Staying in their presence for too long made Lia nauseous, and she had little respect for court frivolities. But, how should the human address her? 

[color=crimson]“Marguax is fine,”[/color] Lia said curtly, figuring that her usual monicker in the streets would do fine. At least she’d respond to it — people hardly addressed her by first name, and Lia liked it that way. 

The mage girl seemed only to grow more panicked now that she’d seen Lia, pupils dilated in alarm as she took in the vampire. Smelling the adrenaline in the air, Lia felt and resisted the familiar pull of the hunt, eyes sharpening on the girl. [color=crimson]“Calm down. You’re assigned to me, and I don’t need you panicking every time you see me.”[/color]

While Lia wholeheartedly believed that vampires were superior to humans in every way — why wouldn’t they be? — Lia didn’t plan on treating her assigned human with cruelty. Having Araceli live in fear of her would pollute the mage’s blood with stress hormones, souring it while the human grew frail. The last thing Lia wanted to deal with was having to feed off a withering human, even if they could be replaced. [i]Well, replacement is a possibility,[/i] Lia thought, mentally bookmarking the thought for later decision. As for now, Lia needed some basic information on her assigned mage.

[color=crimson]“How old are you? What affinity of magic do you possess?”[/color] Lia asked briskly in succession, wanting to get the whole ordeal over and done with as soon as possible. She’d signed up for the academy as a student, but even students got time off — time that was available for their discretion. In Lia’s case, she’d prefer her time spent off academy property and away from all the humans and court-bred vampires. 

Lia paused, frowning as she looked over the girl again. From what she could tell, the girl was young and naive, frightened by the dawning fact of being assigned to a vampire. [i]Well, can’t fault her for being afraid of me,[/i] Lia thought, mildly amused that the human had picked up on her so quickly. Having never spent too much time around live humans, Lia found the girl just about as unimpressive as she’d envisioned — a quivering jumble of nerves and incoherent thoughts that was starting to become rather irritating. [i]Let’s try calming her down some — maybe she’ll seem less idiotic if she’s not scared out of her skin. [/i]

[color=crimson]“May I call you Araceli?”[/color] Lia asked, attempting a kind tone. It fell flat but was still less clipped than the vampire’s previous tones.

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