Eric growled low in his throat as they stared each other down, a minor battle of wills. Unfortunately, Sookie had a point. If either of the humans were planning something, she would know before he would. Probably. "That's if you can hear them as well as you could before arriving here," he said, more to himself than to her.

He could say no, but it would be a moot point. It wasn't as if he could arrange this meeting somewhere where she couldn't find them. The mansion may be large, but it was still only one building.

"Fine," he said, gritting his teeth. "But you will stay behind me and not make any unnecessary remarks."