[@Puffhead] Alex nodded, grateful for his kindness, "Thank you...." 
  Her voice switched to one of joking sarcasm, "But thank them as well. My time tied and gagged in the back of a truck was certainly the best I've had! They were top notch!" 

 Rolling her eyes she laughed......a real laugh; probably for the first time in.....well she didn't know how long.

Gazing with awe at the decorations and furniture located within the building Alex was distracted quickly from her previous 'shindig' with the guards.  
  Suddenly however, her ears flicked and she heard an odd sound in the distance.....sharp screeching footsteps and the constant rhythmic thuds of something being slammed over the ground. 
 Coming to a halt she frowned and sniffed the air whilst her tail flicked from side to side, "What is that?"