Okay, maybe just a little bit of that, too. Leopards and spots and all that stuff. Still, the vampire makes no move to step over the threshold and into the room.

"Well, it has been quite a while since we last each other," Katherine goes on without missing a beat, playing up the cover story. "I thought it was about time to remedy that. Family should stick together, after all."

Her tone drops just a slightest bit during that last sentence, her corner of her mouth twitching just a little into a tiny smirk. Leave, now? Perhaps in a moment.