"I'll be here," Lenore says, with a tentative smile. "As long as I'm able and allowed. All three days, every month. How could I resist? Safety without having to practice the same vigilance against losing track of time. A vampire society which lives in harmony with humans, which seems also to have far greater harmony within itself compared to the tempestuous and violent courts at home. I want to know how they did it, how they maintain it, what their histories are like, what kind of legends they have and what they hold sacred..."

Posture a little easier now that she's back on a topic that she's excited about, Lenore turns her body toward him, curiosity back in place. "What is it that most draws you here to Nocwich?"