So, that's a 'no' on the superstrength, unless she's lying. It's useful for him to know, although Devin has no intention of getting into a fight with her.

"You disabused him of quite a bit more than that," Devin replies. That nameless Immortal had failed where Devin had once succeeded, but he had other advantages and needed no sword to use them. "I imagine he underestimated you, given your appearance." She looks barely older than a child and a full foot shorter than him. He would underestimate her if he didn't already know better that appearance meant nothing when dealing with creatures like vampires.

"It seems I'm not the only one here with a taste for blood," he adds, remarking on the way she's baring her teeth at him. He knows that's not the only reason for such an expression, but he wants to see what her reaction is.