"I would have it no other way. Let's be friends." Anyone who cared for Louis had the benefit of the doubt from Lestat. This woman had already caught his attention regardless, so it lined up well.

He held out a hand towards her to shake, his best and brightest smile lighting up his features. "I'm Lestat. What's your name, my dear?"

Oh but what a question she asked. Lestat couldn't help a laugh, delighted really, gray eyes all the brighter. What an innocent question, there was an astonishing and refreshing purity to this pretty little artist. "Oh all kinds of trouble can be fun. Rules are made for nothing if not breaking. Haven't you ever wanted to do something that you were told was verboten? Stray outside the lines?"