[h2]Tyaethe[/h2]

There was a hitch in the vampire's step, a sharp moment of [i]panic[/i] overwhelming her normal emotions, magic pouring over and through the two blades, and the glimmer snapped, unable to take hold any longer. There was also a noticeably deeper scratch in the stone beneath one of them, a slowly burning-away golden light. Not that Tyaethe said anything, slipping into the same bench and allowing the swords to cross over her person. As for why she was dragging them along... well, she didn't say anything, so that would have to be left to Amy's imagination.

She kicked her feet for a few seconds before answering, "I'm a [i]vampire.[/i] Every second I spend around someone is a reminder, and battlefields are drenched in blood. It's still something I learned to manage, and I don't think I know of anyone that didn't, no matter how much they [i]disliked[/i] battle. I can't say that your position is the same, but..." she waved her free hand in a shapeless gesture, "I've met [i]full[/i] demons and they could control themselves, if they actually cared to. You're just a child, of course it's overwhelming at first."

"I... can't," Tyaethe muttered, voice dropping, "I was the [i]first.[/i] And already known besides. People couldn't [i]ignore[/i] me. Even I didn't make friends beyond Elionne, not until Cyrus was..."

The blank stare she gave at the wall ahead continued an uncomfortably long time.

"Approach MacKerracher. Segremors. Maybe even Hagen and the Arcedeen that somehow [i]isn't[/i] too self-absorbed to associate with them. Find someone too friendly or obtuse to turn you away, and let [i]them[/i] handle the bigots."

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