Lessons (Celeste) - Bella's Castle; The East Wing

On the contrary, her expression was relieved, though certainly one of disbelief.

"W-wait. What? This is my room?"

He smiled, "Yes, your room. To allow or disallow guests at your leisure, the only request I have about that is that you ask Bella first. It is her house after all."

Celeste almost lurched at the namedrop, wide eyes staring at him. She made no attempt to hide her shock, though also no effort to explain herself.

"Do you have issue with Bella?". He looked intrigued, not particularly concerned. "I know you are not a fan of the Moons, so if this is an issue please let me know."

"I don't mind Malkavians, I just don't want to be one. As far as Bella is concerned, she.." Celeste glanced off to the side, crossing an arm over her chest to grasp the opposite shoulder. "She has caused me problems in my past."

Robert nods, "I am very close with Bella, and if you'd like I can intercede on your behalf in this regard. I do not want her interfering with your training."

He smiles happily, somewhat excited to have that chat with Bella.

"I no longer worry about her causing me problems, it's a personal grudge I have." She responded dryly, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Will this be a problem?"

His tone was curious.

Celeste rolled her eyes, "I'm not going to break past her security and kill her in her sleep, if that's what you're asking."

Roberts eyes flashed, then cooled instantly, almost imperceptible.

"Well I'm glad to hear that at least." He smiled.

"You said you want freedom, correct, free from the need for Kindred Vitae."

She nodded, "Eventually, yes."

"And in the immediate?"

"Learn everything I can, I suppose."

He nods, "How good are you at lying?"

He smiled warmly.

"Very.." A light pink flushed her face, and she chewed on her lower lip, almost sheepishly.

He smiles happily, "Good, a useful skill. Tell me everything you know about Darque, both of them."

She sighed a bit, rolling her eyes. "They're both pretty old, I dunno, at least 300. Antoinette is sort of the good child of the twins, she can be a bit of a prankster but is overall the most useful to the clan as a whole. She used to be the Primogen of Chicago, but ruled as her brother in order to keep her reputation clean.. Chicago is a bit of a clusterfuck.

"Tony takes the brunt of the blame for everything of the two, and so he's sort of been ostracized. He's trying to get 'his' spot as Primogen back.. we'll see how that goes. He's a sadist and flat out evil."

Robert growls towards the end, "Yeah, we've met." Doesn't seem like he was all to happy about their meeting either.

A brow quirked at that. "Oh? You've met the charming Darque, then?"

"Yeah, sadistic bastard." He shakes his head, the memory filing back away.

His expression warmed, "So, where do you want to start?"

"Wherever you'd like to start.. you're the boss."

He smiles, "To survive, you need to be able to defend yourself. How are you in combat?"

"I'm okay, I could learn more.." She winked to him, extending a hand and motioning in an challenging way.. matrix style. "Wanna try me on?"

He chuckles happily, "Sure."

He drops easily into a defensive stance, "Come at me."

Celeste rushed forward, throwing a punch at his chest. She broke back his defensive stance, barely.