"Making friends with the kitchen staff is usually a good idea in general." Natasha had taken the same route when she arrived, and is still spreading out who she knows in the castle. Those who move invisible behind the scene are always the most useful in hearing everything.

But she cast a curious look at Lenore, not having considered the other woman's diet. "Animal blood... does it work the same as human blood? Is that rude to ask? Sorry, vampires are sort of a myth where I come from." At least as far as she knows?