Family Talk
A knock on the door roused Valerius from his contemplation as he sat, watching Kira's resting body. His attentions were drawn not so much from her physical beauty, which he was forced to admit was formidable, but to her innocence of spirit. To so openly sleep near a vampire of poorer generation would be unthinkable to him, yet here she lay.
He glanced to the door, pausing to feel who waited outside it. After but a moment he knew who stood beyond. He frowned to himself but then stood, making his way towards the door and opening it.
"Joseph." he greeted the man he had but recently discovered was his father cooly.
"Valerius. May I come in?" the tall man asked.
Valerius nodded, stepping aside to allow him entry. He wondered at Joseph's intentions. He had known him previously when Varro controlled much of his actions. That Joseph and Varro got along so well gave him little cause to trust him.
Joseph gave a brief glance at Kira before turning towards his son, "I thought we should talk." he began.
Valerius studied the man before answering, "Then you thought incorrectly. We have nothing to speak about. Any time for family blood to matter to me died when I died. I am Tremere now. One might even go so far as to say that I am my mother's child."
Joseph frowned and bit back any further words or emotions, nodding briefly before turning and hurrying from the room. As he fled, Tremere's thoughts echoed in Joseph's head, "They are both lost to you ... though Valerius can be had once more, through me alone."
He glanced to the door, pausing to feel who waited outside it. After but a moment he knew who stood beyond. He frowned to himself but then stood, making his way towards the door and opening it.
"Joseph." he greeted the man he had but recently discovered was his father cooly.
"Valerius. May I come in?" the tall man asked.
Valerius nodded, stepping aside to allow him entry. He wondered at Joseph's intentions. He had known him previously when Varro controlled much of his actions. That Joseph and Varro got along so well gave him little cause to trust him.
Joseph gave a brief glance at Kira before turning towards his son, "I thought we should talk." he began.
Valerius studied the man before answering, "Then you thought incorrectly. We have nothing to speak about. Any time for family blood to matter to me died when I died. I am Tremere now. One might even go so far as to say that I am my mother's child."
Joseph frowned and bit back any further words or emotions, nodding briefly before turning and hurrying from the room. As he fled, Tremere's thoughts echoed in Joseph's head, "They are both lost to you ... though Valerius can be had once more, through me alone."