Favorite Way to Relax

Despite what certain people seem inclined to say, the most relaxing evenings I've ever had have been curled up in front of a fire with a novel of other places or other times. Good wine, good company. The soft crackle of the fire and the turn of the page, murmured conversation now and again. Grapes and paper and smoke perfuming the air. Maybe a laugh, a shared joke. Soft touches, nothing sexual, but more intimate for that. It's not so much the book, the reading, though that in and of itself is relaxing, but just the air of comfort. Companionship and contentment. No rush to be anywhere. No clients to service. The freedom to do as I please. The ability to drop my guard and just be me without any of the masks.

Although, to be fair, I will say that a massage and hot bubble bath are a wonderful way to unwind after washing the blood off of my stiletto from a particularly satisfying kill.

Who do you need to forgive?

I can't think of a single person that I need to forgive, sugar. Seems to me you forgive folks you want to continue having a relationship with. Daemon and I? We've fought. There's been need for forgiveness on both our parts over the last four centuries. And it's been given, again and again.

There's some out there who might say I need to forgive Kartane and Greer for what they did to my mother. Why should I? I had my vengeance on Kartane, and Greer was destroyed as well. Uncle Saetan's seen to it they got what they deserved in Hell as well. The debt's paid in blood and I don't let it bother me anymore.

But I don't forgive. I never would. It's not in our natures to forgive wrongs, but to avenge them, and vengeance is what I take from my enemies. Forgiveness is for softer people than I.