Ash & Anastasia
Ash managed to honestly laugh. That was true. So many of the clan were... Unusual in their own right but the opinion of others had been so overvalued that he had a difficult time breaking the habit. And it was nice to not be condemned by at least one of the Toreadors present that evening. Of course, they were both Of An Age and many of the others were much younger. He and Anastasia knew better.
He captured her hand and brought it up to kiss the back lightly - practically touching more air than skin but that was the more polite way of doing it if one were ignoring pure courtly manners. "Bless you, my dear," he paused for a moment, setting her hand back down, "Though I do wonder what are these 'many things'?" At least he was laughing again.