"Of that, I have no doubt." Janette still believed her occasional, perhaps ill-advised, fondness for even a few humans came from spending too much time with Nicolas. But it was trying to escape that which led to Patrick becoming part of her life.

"It could take some time, getting to know someone as old as you and I." It was difficult to tell with any certainty especially as he didn't feel like the vampires Janette was most familiar with, but Eric felt old, possibly older than Janette, but not, she believed, as old as LaCroix.