Eric found himself chuckling at her response. "Let's just say I'm talented at what I do and leave it at that, hm?" He was teasing her, but the way she was stuttering over her words meant his mission was successfully accomplished.

He laughed a bit harder at the mention of dizziness. "Admit it, I'm just as intoxicating as you are. Blood loss, ha!" The Viking thought it strange to be sitting here, talking like this. Had they been back at Fangtasia, he would never had had to the time for ridiculous small talk.

"You are welcome," he replied, nodding. His eyes were noticeably bluer, and his appearance more alert already. "Though, perhaps someday soon you'll let me show you all the other things I'm good at." Eric gave her a wink and he rose gracefully from the bed. "Ah, and let's keep this little arrangement a secret from now. At least this bit of it. Rose is trying to gain access to that other source for me, and I'm sure you would rather truly decide if you would like to continue this instead of simply feeling obligated."

These niceties weren't something he was used to asking for. Taking what he wanted was what he was good at, but that approach hadn't worked with Sookie. So far, this was working much better. He often forgot how useful reverse psychology could be.