Chapter 124
"I became a vampire at the end of a long life, pursuing an exotic thrill at the end of a life pursuing exotic thrills. Exiled from life here after being exiled from home was agony: I was almost caught and destroyed in my blood vengeance against the Colonia here. But my rage passed, and I grew to appreciate my new existence. I saw empires rise and fall, occasionally taking a niche within them; at times I was a hermit and at times I led a community. The human race tore down and rebuilt this land over and over again, the technology changed but human nature did not. My family of vampires grew and I ruled them for centuries. "Tepes was my enemy; I was glad when your great-grandfather destroyed him when he made his clumsy play at relocating to England. I have travelled more discreetly over the
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