No, no - [Well.] They're unsettling, to be sure. They made me curious, I suppose, is a way of putting it. [A little smile. Awkward.] I've been accused of being nosey.

[But - anyway. She reaches out and plucks the gem from his hand, clutching it in her fist. It feels warm to the touch. The fact that he is not, in fact a vampire, but that he is a dragon (fire and earth are his affinity, apparently) makes her think that the gem would be useful with fire spells. Not that she wants to set this house on fire.

She casts a quick glance about the room, and settles on the candle lit between them on the table. Leans forward, and blows it out, plunging them into darkness. With the gem warm in her hand, she thinks incendio, and the wick goes alight with a small flame.]