Euryale watched the two as they spoke and she couldn't help but smile. They were both rather adorable, and she had to admit that even the leech was growing on her. All of the bloodsuckers she had met were conniving backstabbers that shared the same abilities, lacked individuality, and hid their intense emotions behind a veneer of pretentious nobility. As it turned out, Valentina was a complete inverse of her expectations.