War Again

"Pardon?" the man looked taken aback by her sudden reply. She was a strange bold creature.

Walking like she owns this place! Where did a maid get so much confidence from?

"You have to look back into the eyes of those vampires and only then would they look at you with respect since they are territorial beings that only respect strong." she explained in a calm voice as she offered the man a seat.

He looked like a lamb that was thrown among the beast.

"Why did the council send you?" she asked, "wasn't a man named Edward handling the case of humans and vampires since the start?" she asked as she tilted her head and sat beside him. "He was the one who coined the idea of marriage between humans and vampires."

After all, she was the one who acted like his assistant for two years so that she could place that idea in his mind.