[ Daniel scowls a little, watching Armand's eyes move over his face and he just knows he's reading his mind. He knows the signs well enough by now, and has to really resist the urge to call him a son of a bitch, aren't we having a conversation here, can't you just take what I'm saying for once instead of having to go in my head like that?

The fact that Armand pulls a detail like that out would have normally pissed him off even more, but it's such a surprising thing to hear from Armand that Daniel is momentarily caught by his own surprise.

Then, it breaks like a dam. He laughs. ]

You're fucking with me, aren't you? Slimy bastard, it's not funny, you know. How can you be two years in the future? I've never heard of a vampire having powers like that!