"If you really believed that you would not have to be defensive." reaching out Albert gently lifted Erik's face towards him again. his eyes searching his face for something, worry and concern filling his face. what have I gotten myself into? am I to become his pet vampire, to do as he bids? I can see that in a way this is my fault he saved him but why now do I have to kill their father to save her? is she not going to survive that he is alive? The thoughts did not become fully clear on his face as he searched in Erik's

"tell me why he must die to save her. what happens if the father survives the night," shaking his head he let Erik's face go. "if you can show me. I will not take a life when I do not need to, show me why he must die. otherwise I can not kill like those monsters that hunt the night with no thought of who they take and the blood they waste." there was the sound of disgust as he spoke of the vampires that wasted blood for the fun of the kill.