Hah! I’m not going to kill you, unless you really upset me.

[ the laugh is not as blithe as usual, but her smile brightens up a bit when he admits to being scared. she’s not sure what answer she was looking for, to that question, but it seems like that one worked.

when he prods her for more lore, she holds out her hand to show him a mark. ]

It’s a curse, so to speak. All the vampires that exist in my world were changed by me, but my condition came from a much more ancient power.