Chapter 11There was no trusting among the Family that remained, and we avoided each other as we avoided the Hunters. Mankind was perhaps safest then, in those years when our thoughts were on self-preservation, feeding only when the need grew too strong and abandoning rich hunting grounds for fear of attack. I returned to my wandering ways, avoiding friendships and distractions. I heard tales of the Vampyre, many of them greatly exaggerated or straight out lies. From time to time I could hear the Voices of my children, warning each other of dangerous towns and cities, or advising each other of quiet, peaceful places to rest. Simple, cold-blooded killing was nearly impossible for them then, but they learned that they could take a little, leaving a victim alive, but satisfying their needs. I
