Rapidly, Mina played out a cost-benefit analysis in her mind. She decided, given the circumstances, that it was worth the risk, so she leaned forward, holding out her hand, palm up, as though she were visiting a fortune teller. "All right," she said, rippling her fingers slightly. "Then tell something about me. What do you perceive?"

Maybe, she mused, he had some form of auspex. It was possible, and frankly, a bit silly to believe that the Kindred had some kind of monopoly on the ability.