'Now and then he knocked on my door. “Are you ever coming out?”
he would ask. He’d look at the stack of pages beside the computer; the black letters: The Queen of the Damned. He’d
stand there, letting me search his mind for all the little fragments, half remembered
moments; he didn’t care. I seemed to puzzle him, but why I couldn’t imagine. What did he
want from me? Then he’d smile that shocking saintly smile.'
They have few scenes together but this seems to be a fascinating relationship. Lestat may
think Khayman is puzzled with him, yet it becomes apparent that they both are seeking for
some kind of goodness or heroism to justify their existence.
'For one instant his eyes and
Khayman’s eyes met. I want to be good! I would die for that! But there was no recognition
of who or what received the message.'
