Tony just stood there for several moments as he watched her. His hands never moved, not even his eyes moved to meet the box at all. Instead, they just rested on her own eyes. Yeah, there was emotion going on behind hears, that much was easy to tell. Though, he wasn’t sure just about how much of that he really cared about. No matter which way it was turned, it was an insult to his own honor that she was there forcing the box back onto him.
“I did give it to a deserving woman.” He said simply as he tilted his head. “I know you’ve looked into my past. I would be greatly disappointed if you were not at least that competent. Those that serve me well, I reward. It is as simple as that. Or are you really that self centered to think that all vampires want to make you their little dress up doll to prance about with?”
He then crossed his arms over his chest. Her last words got his own expression to soften a little, but he had just as much pride on the line as she did. “And why can’t you? It is only a dress, Eliina. Nothing more sinister than that. Not a ploy, not a gimmick, just a piece of cloth. Wear it, don’t wear it, I honestly don’t care. But I am not going to take it back just because you show up at my door in the middle of the night and start screaming at me.”
“You of all people should know that I will not tolerate that within my own home. Nor will I give that warning again.” He said simply as he kept that narrowed gaze on her.