Lucrezia's arrival did not shake the irritating boys enough to leave right away. No wonder, she thought—they were so far gone into their pitiful intoxication that they would not notice if an entire army came for them. Although that might as well have been the case right now too. One demon, if resourceful and skilled enough, could potentially beat dozens of humans. Two, together, could take care of hundreds. But there was no need for open conflict. Not here, not now.

There was however, more than enough time and place for the subtler ways. At least for Lucrezia and the human woman. The other demon backed off a little, a move Lucrezia regarded with a momentary chuckle. Perhaps her sudden appearance was the cause of such abrupt change in her behaviour, or perhaps she merely wished to observe and not stoop to the lowly level of humans. It seldom mattered.
[color=crimson]“Look at yourself and think again,”[/color] Lucrezia quipped back at the three boys. She sincerely hoped it was only their inebriation speaking from them and not sheer stupidity. [color=crimson]“If you are still capable to think, that is.”[/color]
“'ey! No need to be sho rude...” The ‘leader’ peered back at his two friends once again. “'twas an offer! You don' want ush to get rough...”
[color=crimson]“Don't we now?”[/color] Lucrezia turned to the young woman besides her who wore a black jacket. [color=crimson]“I see you view them with just as much disdain as I do. I don't advocate violence, but... I say you have your way with them as you wish. I'll make sure there's no interference.”[/color]

After suggesting as such, the demon broke away from the group to quickly seek out the bouncers who also took notice of the scene and were moving to break up any forming fight. She stopped them and told them everything was going just fine and that the situation was under control. She spoke so confidently to the staff as if she was the owner—but she was not, in fact she knew nothing of them. Still, she was a long-time regular whom many knew and that was enough authority in this case. The bouncers were actually glad to hear they did not have to throw out a bunch of whiny boys from the club once again and went back to the sidelines, assuring Lucrezia they would only interfere if things got more heated.

It was all but settled by the time she got back. The three boys were backing off slowly, angry but frightened. She did not see any bruises on either of them—mere words were probably enough in this case.
[color=crimson]“Well, wasn't that just wonderful...”[/color] she spoke, all the while retaining her self-assured smile. [color=crimson]“I think this night needs some brightening now. I will have you both as my guests for a drink, if you accept.”[/color]
She mainly kept her eye on the demon. She backed down from the three humans—was she willing to take the invitation, the [i]challenge[/i] of one of her own kind?