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For a moment Pike felt a small weight be lifted off his shoulders as Adara seemed to understand his concerns without issue and resisted the urge to let out a sigh of relief. At least privacy is respected here, which considering the guest so far, is no big surprise. If they were all really non-humans then they all must understand the importance in secrecy just as much as Pike does. As Adara flipped another page in her book Pike took the chance to examine her, looking for some hint of what she was with a curious eye. A small frown of disappointment briefly flashed across his face as he failed before quickly turning his attention to one of the other guest, the Dracon Adara began addressing with a rather snobby tone. His smile arched up a bit in amusement at first before he noticed change in her tone and expression towards the Dracon. A small nervous chuckle escaped him as he glanced over to Adara, hoping she wouldn't push things with the Dracon too far and let things get out of control. To his luck though everyone here seemed sensible enough not to start a fight here so that was always a plus. A sigh of relief escaped him as things didn't look to be escalating and looked back to Adara with a small smile as she continued their conversation. 

Pike gave a nod in agreement as she expressed her hope to start a quiet life and held back a bitter chuckle at the mention of not being hunted anymore. "That does sound appealing," he mused allowed with a small smile and spared a quick glance towards the second floor. Pike quickly returned his attention to Adara as she suddenly closed the distance between the two of them and felt his body grow tense, unsure what her intentions were. Ignoring the urge to step back he watched Adara with a curious eye as she spoke in a hushed tone. He was a bit taken back by her statement, arching a brow and tilting his head slightly with an amused smile as she tried to whistle away her words. Deciding to leave it be he gave a nod, a grateful glint flashing in his tired grey eyes before crossing his arms and letting out a sigh as she mentioned their hosts could be resting. "I'll admit I was hoping for something a bit more welcoming," he muttered before shaking away his disappointment and glancing up towards the stairs with a curious eye. "Well, we might as well explore if no one is going to show us around," he said before looking back to her and tilting his head towards the the stairs leading to the second floor. "Want to join me? Might come across something interesting," he offered with small smile.