Looking at what you did to the headstone, I know you could have killed me if you wanted to a dozen times over. You had the chance to and didn't, I don't question your loyalty. We all have our secrets and our monsters.

[ There's a particular emphasis on monsters but, before anything can be read into it, he reaches out after a moment and places his hand over Lestat's. If someone had told him a month ago that he would befriend a vampire? He would have called them mad and likely been angry about it. Truth be told, he is still struggling with the concept on a daily basis and hasn't even told Vanessa about him and Louis. ]

I'm not worried about myself, I'm worried about her. She's here, Lestat, and her reaction to vampires would be worse than my own. I'm not the only one who lost someone important. [ It isn't his story to tell, however, so he will leave it at that. ]

We don't know who is going to arrive here or when, I'm doing what I can to keep her safe. I don't know if it will be enough but as long as I live? I'll do anything and everything to protect her from whatever this place throws at us.