Illyad nodded, sagely. "Well then I would guess that they are safe. 12 hours is too much time out of their plans." He said, looking around at the apartment. "I can't imagine the vampires would want to risk delays." He looked up at Victoria's face. "Alex wants to see you." He told her. "I know you have a problem with him, and I understand that you feel you can't trust him because he never revealed his true self to you. But you have to remember he wants to protect you. If he didn't you would still be with Luc and Nyaira now. That's if you weren't killed by that Shade." He turned to his incense burner and changed the scent that was in it. "You'd be surprised just how human he is, compared to the average vampire."