Rex smiled back and wrote her down right away as a high-value early contact. She was easy to talk to, always there for others, and the emotional anchor of any group she was in.
What's even better is that she looked like a sexy priestess; it's one of those things that Rex liked the most to have fun with. And she wasn't the first person to not trust him, which made her more useful than the more cautious ones.
Next came a woman who had been sitting still since Rex came in. She wasn't relaxed, but she was in control.
She had dark hair, dark eyes, and the kind of face that would be described as striking rather than conventionally pretty. When Professor Elizabeth nodded at her, she simply said, "Vireth Noctyra. Phantom Blade," and then said nothing else.
Rex stared at her for exactly one second longer than he did at the other people. She was looking at him with an expression that didn't give anything away.
