Chapter 24 - Unwanted answers.

I sat in the quiet of the library after last night's commotion, deciding to give Talon some space in his own quarters. He told me this morning that his friend was ok and on the mend, that luckily Kiko, Drew and Mal had got to him before he bled out, but I could see so much worry etched onto his face.

“Day 37

Dear journal, yesterday I had a longer tour of this place by a young woman called Lulu. She, too, is a vampire, of course. She was sweet and only seventeen, not much younger than I. She spoke of a man she is in love with, apparently he is to join her here to live. When she spoke of him, I could see her endearment and longing for him.

The more time I am here, the more it confuses me. For so long I believed this species to be blood thirsty monsters, fearless, incapable of any emotion or understanding of life. But I’ve seen them, I’ve witnessed with my own eyes that they know of laughter, love, respect and the need to protect one another. With each day I learn something n