"Hmm, have you met any of them? A handsome set, the vampires I've seen here, though I haven't yet had the impulse to get that close..."

He pauses, reaching the bathroom, and shakes his head. It's a good thing his explorations with Joly have prepared him for the caves and waterfalls. Yes, he'd better wash up. At least it's his own cravat he's stained this time. "--By the way, I apologize for my little foray into melancholy and ill-humor and lecturing. Quite unlike me, I know."