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The Mansion that was given to Nikolai by his master.

It looks menacing from the outside, but inside it is quite comfortable, and much more welcoming than it should be.
There are many rooms, and very few people in the mansion, and the few servants who are there have quarters elsewhere on the grounds.

Nikolai let a small smile pass his lips as he saw her reaction, then scooted over a bit to be able to reach her. "Good. Do you have any questions for me? Do not worry, I promise to answer everything truthfully." He said, reaching with one hand to hold her wrist while the other worked to unlock the magical cuff. His touch was strong, but not harsh, more gentle to her, and he was careful to remove each cuff with caution so that he didn't harm her wrists. When he had taken the cuffs off, he slid back to his side of the vehicle and slid the tool back into his robes, looking her way as he waited for her to come up with an answer.

The assassin nodded, and looked out the front window before looking back to her. "My Name is Nikolai Czecholiev(Check-Oh-Li-Ev)." He stated simply. Then noting her head drooping a bit, he frowned, and moved his hand to lift her chin gently with the knuckle on his forefinger. "Do not worry Rikka. You will be forced to do nothing that you do not wish to partake in." He said reassuringly before retracting his hand and leaning back, nodding for her to continue with her questions. They still had an hour in the vehicle before they reached his mansion, and he wanted her to know that she had gained a friend, not a Master. He knew what it was like to be a slave, beaten and broken every day, for things that no person should have to endure...

Nikolai took a moment to look over her features while he thought of exactly why he had chosen her. "Because, you are unbroken, and you never will be." He started, nodding. "I chose you because I know what it is to be a slave, and I know that you will never be whole until you are treated as a person, and not like a beast of burden." He thought she was attractive, now that he thought about it, but that hadn't influenced his descision -he wanted her to be free someday, just as she did. Her only chance at that was through him, and his own 'master'. He looked to her red eyes and his own seamed to twinkle...yes, she was attractive, and he was glad that he had taken her from the clutches of evil men who would have taken advantage of her beauty. He smiled inwardly, and wondered if she would agree to train and fight to win her freedom.

((I'm really sorry about the last couple days, we had a blizzard out here, and the 'net went down for a while -plus, I've had writers block-, so...I apologize for abandoning the RP for a while...))

The Assassin smiled lightly, removing his hood to reveal that he was a fairly handsome man, with jet black closely-cut hair, and grey-green eyes that seamed to catch everything they looked over, no matter how fast. He let her see the smile, and nodded. "Well, you are my first slave, I live alone, I was a slave like you once, that you know..." He paused for a moment, looking down as he massaged a scar on his right arm before he looked back at her. "I am from Russia, if my accent did not give that away, I despise modern technology, and...well, I'm an assassin." He said, looking into her eyes with curiousity. How would she react to that? And what other questions might she have?

Nikolai let his small smile turn slightly bigger as she turned her head, but he forced himself to reagain control of himself. He did not want to ruin her trust in him, and would not make an advance on her, and if she did, it would be on her terms, not his. He nodded to all of her questions, and even her statement, then noticed her glowing eyes. He frowned curiously, "What does it mean when your eyes glow, Rikka? Are you upset?" He asked, genuinely concerned about what she thought. He didn't want to have upset her, she would make an excellent aprentice...

Nikolai reached over and placed a hand on her shoulder gently. "No...I find it...", now it was his turn to be embarrassed, he looked down at the seat for a moment and mumbled "...Attractive..." He didn't know how else to describe it, now that he knew why they glowed...

He withdrew his hand from her shoulder and looked out his own window, trying to sort through his feelings. As a man who had never had the chance to be attracted to someone, he felt awkward, especially as this woman's master -he had never thought that his key to freedom would be training another assassin...especially one so much like himself.

At the touch of her hand, he let a tiny smile through his defenses, and moved his own to gently envelope hers, squeezing gently. He looked to her, and smiled fully, his eyes twinking, and his face slightly redder from his own embarrassment. He was just as nervous, and his heart beat just as fast, if not faster than hers...

"No...It is Okay...I..." He let go of her hand slowly, and moved his own, looking out the front window before looking back at her. He laughed quietly, nervous about what he should do next. "I am nervous..." He said with a nervous chuckle, face slightly redder. He normally had control of his emotions and his feelings...but there was something about her that made him open up, and let his emotions out...if only a little.