As soon as the first drops of blood soaked his tongue, a wave of energy spread through Rempert’s body. He bit his teeth into the bag and grabbed it with both hands, in case his jailers changed their minds. He absorbed the contents quickly and ripped the plastic to lick the inside with care. When he finished, there wasn’t a single particle of haemoglobin left. Reinvigorated, he lay down on his back to enjoy the sensation of well-being that radiated into each of his limbs. It was only then that he noticed a young girl near him. Sitting on the floor, back against a wall of the room, she stared at him with an expression of disgust on her face. She didn’t seem very tall and was rather petite. Her almost pearly white skin gave him the appearance of a corpse that was reinforced by the dreadfully
