Simply by dint of being much less drunk than her little friend here, Katherine is probably still going to end up leading - however informally. There's probably a broader metaphor for Ilde's life and sense of identity in her comfort in following someone else's lead, but it's out of her grasp right now and besides, she doesn't really like that kind of self-awareness. She prefers this, here, the twist of her smile and her hips and the fondness she has for monsters.

"Life-guard duty in the river," she says, with a laugh, "but it's a secret." She presses a finger to her lower lip, which makes her look more ingenuous than secretive, for a moment, dragging it down and letting her lip bounce back where it belongs. "I'll tell you later. It'll be fun."

There are too many vampires in her life.