The assassin's eyes follow the prince as he gets more comfortable, his natural hair fluffing up after only a bit of fuss. He raises an eyebrow at the assessment of his emotions, though he can find no fault in it. [i]'I have them, but I rarely feel them. When I do feel them, I have no idea what do do with them'[/i] In a soft voice he says, “I can not attest to the ease or difficulty of my life, but I think in this case appreciation is in order. Your feelings about my life. . .I suppose would bring many comfort.” He tilts his head slightly, watching a spot over the prince's shoulder. “I think you are right about my emotions. . .I have them, I know I do, I simply have no idea how to feel them properly, and I have, as far as I can tell, only acted on them a handful of times.” His head tilts the other way and he nods. “Such as when I took interest in you and spared you, to feed my curiosity.”

What the prince has to say about Rei's second father makes sense to the fae up to a point. [i]'Even if I can not feel what was meant, the prince is human and I can trust that he would know what another human meant in such a situation. Indeed, many of the tomes I have read also support this ideal'[/i] Slipping his fingers along the brim of his hat he makes sure it is well in place before rising from his seat and backing towards a wall. [i]'A servant does not sit with it's master like an equal'[/i] he muses, not understanding it, but having observed it enough to act accordingly. [i]'It is also good to have a wall at your back, as long as one is not trapping themselves. Though I doubt a danger would knock on the door, one can never be too cautious'[/i] 

His mind settled he rests his back against the cool surface and takes up a casual position, his arms crossing his midsection, hands grasping his elbows. His eyes latch on to the brusk servant, watching it for a few seconds before sliding over to the other body in the doorway. Rei watches her closely, with the same scrutiny that he would any standing so close to his ward. With Alessandro having said that even his own half brothers are ready to take his place, there is no small touch of trust the fae can afford any member of the boy's family. [i]'I may not feel it, but I can recognize it's absence. I did not see even a touch of natural family fondness in his parent's eyes, and even if this girl seems to look upon him with kindness, she obviosuly has her own distastes for him'[/i] That last assessment of her comes from the ocassional flick of her eyes towards the prince's hair, then away as if seeing something she fears or even hates.

As she comes in, here eyes find Rei standing near the window and she starts at first, the youth blending into the shadows quite well. Hand on her chest she laughs lightly, looking over at her brother with a smile, “Well, I don't suppose anyone will see him coming, being so good at hiding like that.” Her eyes then slide over to the servant, obviously waiting for it to leave before she says anything else. The heavyset servant soon finishes, the princess wandering over to the table where Rei's meal still sits half finished. Rei watches as she continues glancing at him until at last the servant is gone and she whirls around with a smile. “Dear brother, must you sit around in such dull dim surroundings? How about some more light?” She giggles softly, obviously waiting for her brother to comply while once again so looks towards Rei, who hasn't stopped staring, almost without blinking. She bites her bottom lip a little nervously, moving close to he sibling to whisper, “Does he have to stare like that? It's unnerving.”

At these words Rei blinks one of his slow blinks, knowing that she most likely thinks he can not hear her from across the room. He also is sure that the right thing to do when overhearing such is to look away, at least briefly. However Rei does not feel the need to do so. [i]'I have rarely seen a princess this close, not much business in killing woman in this society, and most of the time they are attempting to scream when I see them. I may not be observing proper etiquette by watching the way I do, and will switch to glancing if my ward calls for it, but for now I will watch as I am able'[/i]