@Aisling Mihnea went to another guestroom, and Dracula's father turned into a cat and curled up on the bottom end of Dracula's bed, touching his feet. "Noapte buna." ("Good night.") "Noapte buna," Toma and Dracula responded via telepathy.
@Aisling "I will," Toma promised. "And by the way... my name is Toma, without the l." Then, Toma turned to his father. "Tati, pot să vă rugăm să dormi lângă tine?" ("Daddy, may I please sleep next to you?") Dracula smiled and pet Toma's hair. "Desigur s-ar putea." ("Of course you may.") So Dracula's father went and got a monitor into the room. Then, he helped Toma with laying down next to his father and attached him to the ECG.
@Aisling "I guess so, but nobody knows it exactly," Dracula answered and smiled a bit. "It seems like the soul is something that just doesn't want to be examined by us."