"I am sorry, Keziah. I do understand that pain. I had a twin sister; she and I were turned in the same year. She is no longer with me, either." The circumstances differ, of course, but the fact remains that he thought she would be with him for eternity and she is not.
"I, too, created my own clan so that I would always be in control. No one who comes to my territory looking for refuge is turned away without due cause. I am not Lord of this territory, but these people are still mine to protect. It seems you and I are well-aligned in attitudes even if our words differ."
He tilts his head questioning at the way she offers her hand. He can guess it might be an invitation to bite, but to him that is still something very taboo. To feed on another vampire? It's one of the worst crimes he could commit at home.
"Of course I forgive you. I approached you as cautiously as I did because I did not know how we may differ, but I did not want it to come between us. We will have much to discuss, I believe--for instance, I do not fully understand the gesture you are making to me now--but so long as you mean no harm here, we are united in our goals."
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"I, too, created my own clan so that I would always be in control. No one who comes to my territory looking for refuge is turned away without due cause. I am not Lord of this territory, but these people are still mine to protect. It seems you and I are well-aligned in attitudes even if our words differ."
He tilts his head questioning at the way she offers her hand. He can guess it might be an invitation to bite, but to him that is still something very taboo. To feed on another vampire? It's one of the worst crimes he could commit at home.
"Of course I forgive you. I approached you as cautiously as I did because I did not know how we may differ, but I did not want it to come between us. We will have much to discuss, I believe--for instance, I do not fully understand the gesture you are making to me now--but so long as you mean no harm here, we are united in our goals."