"You listen a great deal. One day I will use that line on you and you'll stare at me and blink a bit."

But it's said with a wide smile and deep appreciation in his eyes.

"The blood...you have to understand that every drop of blood has your whole life in it. It's not just our food. It's the way we feel life. Imagine if you could know someone's soul just by sharing their blood. Everything you know, everything you are transformed into touch and taste. Imagine the tempation to take just one sip, one sip and then another, then another. To take them inside you and know every secret. To let them know yours. To be them. It's...a very deep sharing. And I drink Alex's blood regularly."