Could she call him a Chevalier? Diva didn’t know what other name worked. Another mistake, certainly. And her mistake recovered enough to move towards her in an instinctive defense.

But not before Kagura got too near to Diva and tried to challenge her. The girl was not new to violence, that Diva could tell, but she wasn’t a threat to the Chiropteran. Diva caught Kagura’s hand with her outstretched one, not hesitant to use her own monstrous strength. Her eerie eyes stared unblinkingly. And if the girl thought she could intimidate a creature like Diva, well… That was human foolishness again. Amshel always said they never learned, no matter the century.

She didn’t let go, even as Bridget placed himself in between them, and only squeezed the fragile fingers trapped within hers. The sensation of pain--it was nice, wasn’t it?