Rowan Fielding (Mayfair)

Remembering a time when things were simple...

be very deceiving, but I am still searching for redeeming qualities."

She has her own questions about why she's here. There are times she wonders why she's still here and what she's hoping to accomplish. But she can't make herself leave just yet.

As for the company, she thinks so, so far, until he proves otherwise.
"So far, I've found that looks can be -

Flirting has more or less led her into trouble, but he is welcome to do some if he likes.

"There are some things in this city that I'd rather avoid."

She's related to a few.

"I'll get the ètoufee, I think it will pair well with the company and the conversation."

ready to ask about his diet.

If he knew who always lurks in the shadow...who is ever near, he would know why she is reluctant to let down her guard.

"I have never tried ètouffe." She admits. "I know that even though that is /the/ dish down here, it doesn't mean everyone can make it. Is it worth it, here?"

She is not -

thing you recommend?"
What an utterly ridiculous question.
She can't imagine anything he actually eats anymore.

"I could indulge in one glass. The Bordeaux sounds excellent."

Clear headed is what she needs to stay. Always, always, she feels as if there are eyes upon her. /His/ eyes. Even now, there is a strange prickle of heat in the middle of her back. Will she never be rid of him?
"Is there some -

in New Orleans, her entire world has flipped on its in, been turned inside out, and has become something she can no longer recognize.
Even she isn't sure she can explain things to him if she cant explain them to herself.

If she had good sense, she would leave. This man is a vampire, and there are not many who encounter them and remain whole, or alive for that matter.
Still, here she is, allowing this very charming vampire to seat her and she's going to /dine/ and converse with him.
From the moment she stepped foot-

not a can.
"Thank you, should we alert the host?"

As for dining with him, she can not help but wonder exactly what that will entail.

Everything he says is received with a maelstrom of thoughts, feelings, and emotions.
She misses the woman she grew up believing to be her mother. It is a painful wound, that is taking its time to heal.
As for what she has found here, that is an entire gardens worth of worms to unearth in itself, -

him, but she's utterly thrown.
Her entire life has been nothing but a lie, and ever since her mother's death, it's been a neverending insanity fest.
A vampire? She had honestly thought them a myth.

"Holiday? No. I'm...there was a death in my family. I'm finalizing some business affairs."

The sound of his voice seems muffled for a moment as she draws away mentally for a moment.
Heartbeat? Why can she only hear hers?
Her brow furrows as she delves deeper, visualizing his heart, his veins, his lungs.
Nothing moves.
Blinking, Rowan manages what looks like a half smile. She /heard/-

Taking his hand, she feels a little shudder when her skin comes into contact with his.
[Get a grip, woman.]

"Rowan." Simple return.
Mayfair is not a name she wants to throw around.

If she had been raised where she was born, she might be fluent in French or at at least Creole. As it is, she gathers the crux of what he says.

"I apologize for being suspicious."

But not for protecting herself, that can never stop.

You ruin everything, Lasher.

She sighs. That isn't...
She didn't mean to insinuate.

The past leaves deep scars. But she should not let them cast a shadow on the rest of the world.

"Thank you. It is very kind."

No. She has been burned by one who believes her to be his.
Repeatedly.

She is careful. Extremely.

Forgive her if she is wary.
It is a kind gesture.

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