[ Lestat watches Dorian's face grow sharper and in return Lestat's eyes narrow, honing in on the muscles in his jaw (and his throat, because, well) and studying how he seems to have to force himself to reply. Interesting. ]

Oh yes, it's always easier to take someone who's willing.

[ It would be too easy to look into Dorian's head and fish out what, exactly, made him so briefly aggrieved... though Lestat can hazard a guess. They are kind of talking about him like he's some strange other creature, not immortal in the same way they are but also not human enough to be put in their category either. ]

For what it's worth, mon ami, I think the two of you were quite lucky to experience this with each other, specifically. Any other vampire might not have been so quick to end your suffering, and any other human might have been quite traumatised.

[ Helping................ ]