...It's a silly thing to say, you know, but — for all that this might not be much of a place for a wolf, I'm glad to have had the chance to see you.

[She pauses a beat, then hastily clarifies: ]

Oh, but you mustn't think that I'm not having a good time! I only meant that...well. Just that anytime you turn up, it makes things all the better for it.

[She pats him gently, letting her fingers run carefully over his ears.]

I wish I could introduce you to Alucard! I'm sure he'd like you very much, too. I'm not certain where he's gone and gotten off to at the moment, but I suppose I couldn't be so selfish as to keep him with me the whole of the evening, now could I?

[And at that, she ducks her head, chewing the corner of her lip as she smiles, a light flush rising in her cheeks.]

Oh — but I have a modern portrait of him! And of the both of us, would you like to see?