Two males and a female in scant black silk garments, the woman's feet strapped painfully into high heeled shoes. Silver sunglasses covered their faces; they whispered together and gave out sudden piercing bursts of laughter; decked with jewels and scent, they flaunted their preternatural skin and hair.

Well, he would not hurt them, these tender children! No, he wanted onlt to know them, to embrace them. After all, we are of the same family, blood drinkers, you and I!