He sized her up as well. She was shorter than him and looked like a preteen.
Then from out of nowhere, a broad smile as bright as her clothes stretched on her lips. "Welcome, I'm Samantha Vlarie. Nice to meet you."
Xander was quite taken aback by her sudden change of expression, but he wouldn't deny she was a cute little girl. He managed to force his lips to stretch to the corners of his cheeks as well and hers faltered instantly.
"You should try to smile more often," she commented. "I'm Bruce Vlarie's daughter," she added, which didn't catch Xander off guard this time around since he already guessed it right.
"Samantha." And their heads whipped to the source of the voice in unison. "You should let the young gentleman rest."