Garden of Wisteria
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- Posted: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 21:12:21 +0000
CASSANDRA DIAE
LOCATION : Remington Manor
WITH : Dmitri, Ari, Leland, Zenithe, Isabella, Florian
OOC :
WEARING: Elegance
WITH : Dmitri, Ari, Leland, Zenithe, Isabella, Florian
OOC :
WEARING: Elegance
Cassandra turned to smile slyly at Dmitri as he muttered his insults and slammed the door, reaching down to pat Anna's hair dotingly as she did so. Such a man. Despite the fact that she had never cared for being shipped around from her father's house to her husband's house through arranged marriage, and how she laughed at the thought of any man trying to dominate her, she did enjoy having Dmitri be the head of their household. Frankly, he took care of the things that she had little care to meddle with. She preferred to live her immortal life and care for their 'children'. The logistics of running the household and managing of such, she was more than happy to leave to him. In that way they were perfect partners. And she enjoyed helping with the dispatching of those that might threaten their home.
Clearly, Dmitri was irritated and she had known him long enough to realize when he was hungry without having to brush through his mind. Reaching her arm out to softly lay against his shoulder, her lips turned up at his masculine gruffness. "Ari is caring for Leland. I am here to see to the house, should the other one return and I'm sure between Isabella and I, we can see to making your guest comfortable. Safely." she added the last with a smirk, raising her hands slightly in playful surrender to assure him that she would not bring harm to a mortal under his protection.
"Why don't you finish your hunt? While you are out, you could also check the neighborhood to see if our rude visitor still lingers?" Really, she had no concern for the vampire that had appeared on their doorstep. She would take no chances with her mortal son with a vampire that she did not know or trust. But she wanted to give Dmitri the peace of mind that he was free to go feed. Sometimes it seemed that she had to convince him that he was working while he was doing it, just to get him to go. His devotion knew no bounds and he often overworked himself.
She left the suggestion lingering, allowing him to choose. Turning, she threaded her arm through Isabella's, gracing the younger vampiress with a courtly conspiratoral grin. With her other hand she reached down to take Anna's small hand in her own. It felt right to have Isabella at her side defending their home. And Anna's presence in the face of a potential danger had her claws nearly bared in protective aggression. While she lamented that her 'gift' of immortality kept her from having children of her own, she could not imagine that she could love a baby from her own womb any more than the family that she had found in these walls. "I think a 'blood party' sounds like marvelous fun, tesoro. Isabella, will you join us?"
Raising a hand, one of her attendants, the young female, appeared on the landing of the upper balcony. Cassandra motioned with casual grace toward the sitting room on the first floor. She wanted to be near the door, should trouble arise. Not that she was scared. She would feel totally safe if she were asleep in the town square. But the same was not true for Ari or even little Leland and her dear, sweet Anna. Still, it was a simple precaution, as was asking Isabella to join them there. In reality, she missed her other 'daughter'. Despite living in the same house, the members often kept their own hours and lives and she felt it had been too long since she had spent time with young beauty. Anna was a constant joy and always a figure around Cassandra, which she never tired of. If only she could age, what a lady of poise and prestige she would have turned out to be.
Turning as they walked by, she smiled encouragingly at Zen. Dmitri was hard on the shadow-bender and she knew it was out of fear for Ari. But she often felt that such a worry was misplaced, doubting that Zen would ever attack a member of their family. Still, she would never question Dmitri for his worries.