These are some great scenes, and I like the way Bathory is coming off this time - a lot less immediately intimidating. He's a nice guy, really! That the villagers don't have enough to survive is the fault of the Elders, not the Count! He comes from a great family line! But there's just enough creepiness to give a clue that he's not entirely on the level.
The castles seems taller, blotting out the sun.
Probably "castle" singular?
The only other thing I wondered about was the ease with which Mira seems to conduct herself in the castle - it's good to see her being so bold, but I'm having a hard time accepting that she would just put on the dress simply because it was THERE, or that she would stay the night in the castle without some question or further discussion with the Count. I assume somewhere between the dinner scene and the bedroom scene, he told her she should stay the night and head back in the morning, or that they would talk more in the morning, but... I felt like maybe I needed it spelled out.
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The castles seems taller, blotting out the sun.
Probably "castle" singular?
The only other thing I wondered about was the ease with which Mira seems to conduct herself in the castle - it's good to see her being so bold, but I'm having a hard time accepting that she would just put on the dress simply because it was THERE, or that she would stay the night in the castle without some question or further discussion with the Count. I assume somewhere between the dinner scene and the bedroom scene, he told her she should stay the night and head back in the morning, or that they would talk more in the morning, but... I felt like maybe I needed it spelled out.