I know that. If I thought you were in any way similar, I wouldn't have shared this information with you but because you were honest with me, I returned the favor. You've given me no reason to hunt or harm you, I've already made that mistake before and I'm not in any hurry to repeat it.
[ He expected him to react similarly to this, despite still learning how his mind works. Lestat is an outgoing and garrulous personality that feels larger than life so any attack on his character would, of course, be deeply frowned upon. At the mention of a dark passenger his expression, at least for a fraction of a second, becomes pained. He's accepted what he is to a degree, normalcy will never be an option, but he often wonders what it would feel like to not have so many bodies at his feet. To not be a slave to something he's unable to control. ]
Friends are a luxury I've only recently been afforded and, despite what I said, I count you among them. It's not a matter of if, I know he will try to recruit here by force if necessary if he ever finds his way here. I don't want you, Louis or Armand to be caught unaware. From the sound of it, you know exactly what his servants are capable of.
[ Looking to be struggling with something for a moment, he eventually speaks up again after nodding to the last statement. ] The ones that hunt Miss Ives might not be here but I'm not foolish enough to believe she's safe. The dark hides many hidden dangers, and, on some nights, I feel like this place can be just as dangerous as home. If something happens to me and I can't protect her..
[ Finishing the sentence is unnecessary, Lestat knows what he's asking. If he should disappear or die, he wants to know someone will be there to watch over her in his place. ]
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[ He expected him to react similarly to this, despite still learning how his mind works. Lestat is an outgoing and garrulous personality that feels larger than life so any attack on his character would, of course, be deeply frowned upon. At the mention of a dark passenger his expression, at least for a fraction of a second, becomes pained. He's accepted what he is to a degree, normalcy will never be an option, but he often wonders what it would feel like to not have so many bodies at his feet. To not be a slave to something he's unable to control. ]
Friends are a luxury I've only recently been afforded and, despite what I said, I count you among them. It's not a matter of if, I know he will try to recruit here by force if necessary if he ever finds his way here. I don't want you, Louis or Armand to be caught unaware. From the sound of it, you know exactly what his servants are capable of.
[ Looking to be struggling with something for a moment, he eventually speaks up again after nodding to the last statement. ] The ones that hunt Miss Ives might not be here but I'm not foolish enough to believe she's safe. The dark hides many hidden dangers, and, on some nights, I feel like this place can be just as dangerous as home. If something happens to me and I can't protect her..
[ Finishing the sentence is unnecessary, Lestat knows what he's asking. If he should disappear or die, he wants to know someone will be there to watch over her in his place. ]