[ She knows. She's known from the start, and yet here she stands, unruffled enough to bandy words with him.
He's had variations of this conversation before. More often than most might think. Most humans care very little for strangers of their own kind. Typically, there is terror, followed by swift dispatch. A scarce handful of brave souls have sought justice, only to meet the same fate as the frightened. But the remainder are the pragmatists, and that's where the modestly interesting avenues have laid.
And this one knows what he is, which is almost entirely unique.
Lestat relaxes, his shoulders losing their slight forward slant. He transforms his smile to a rueful one, like a naughty boy discovered pilfering sweets. ]
In passing.
[ He could say that an altercation escalated, which would be true, but it wasn't his motive. He doesn't require one. It's been all the not feeding that has demanded his rationalization. ]
But now it will trouble no one again, and perhaps we will all sleep sounder for that.
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He's had variations of this conversation before. More often than most might think. Most humans care very little for strangers of their own kind. Typically, there is terror, followed by swift dispatch. A scarce handful of brave souls have sought justice, only to meet the same fate as the frightened. But the remainder are the pragmatists, and that's where the modestly interesting avenues have laid.
And this one knows what he is, which is almost entirely unique.
Lestat relaxes, his shoulders losing their slight forward slant. He transforms his smile to a rueful one, like a naughty boy discovered pilfering sweets. ]
In passing.
[ He could say that an altercation escalated, which would be true, but it wasn't his motive. He doesn't require one. It's been all the not feeding that has demanded his rationalization. ]
But now it will trouble no one again, and perhaps we will all sleep sounder for that.