Jul 21, 2020
"But how could you have known me then?" asked the blood drinker in a plaintive voice. "What are you? You're not human, I know this. You are not human. And you are not what I am. What are you?"
"I am your friend now," said Gremt. "I've always been your friend. I've been watching you for centuries, not just you, but all of you."
Arjun was suspicious , of course, but more than anything he was horrified by what he'd done and he was warming piteously to Gremt's persuasive tone, to the warmth of Gremt's hand on his.
[Arjun and Gremt, Prince Lestat]