It wasn't that the room was empty, simply that the current occupant was still, rather than tickling away at the black, and ivory keys as he so often did. Vallis was seated in a window seal, hidden behind the door. Perhaps not hidden, but not easily seen, unless one were to cast their eyes around the room before settling in. His head lifted, watching the young woman curiously, as she placed herself at the piano. Her scent was familiar. She had been around him before, without being near him. The audience that wasn't aware that the performer knew he was playing to them? So it would seem.
Vallis had been less than visible at the school lately himself. It was safe to say that the old vampire was pouting. Lily was far too occupied with school to pay him any attention, and Henry, he was leaving that evening with that brat of his. No, his relationship with either childe had not improved, but, that didn't mean he didn't enjoy feeling their presence to an extent. On top of everything else, Veru had not been swayed, and was still an ever present threat. Something must be done about her, he thought to himself. The question was, what? She was far too smart to fall for any trick of his. How he hated a shrewd, bold woman.
He sat in silence for a long moment, merely watching her from a distance. It wasn't until the song progressed, that he moved away from the window. His steps moving silently across the old stone floor. With hands clasped behind his back, he stood a bare few inches from the back of her. A small smile touched his lips, before he slowly bent down, "Might I make a suggestion?" He spoke, far too close than what would be considered polite. "Your hands, they are far too heavy upon the keys. Your mind, it is thinking too much of the notes. This song, you've played it a dozen times before. Think of it only as complete, not as a single step at a time... then play." He straightened once more, moving around until he stood at the side of the piano.