[ Lestat mirrors Armand's shrug, but in a similar way he can also feel the corridor around them starting to shift, the faces turning in on them as if seeing them for the first time and trying to discern what they are from looks alone. He can feel that influence, too, that instinctive cold feeling trying to put fear into his heart, to try and make him run... and resolutely he shuts it out.

He puts a hand onto Armand's shoulder. ]

Let's go. You should get your letterman when we go upstairs. It helps to protect you, apparently; at the very least it makes it easier to sneak through these levels without being noticed.