The two of them headed out as soon as the sun was no longer visible on the horizon. Ash was able to take off his hood and gloves, breathing a sigh of relief.
"Do you get hot in those?" Ruby asked curiously.
He chuckled and held out his arm, gesturing with his head for her to touch it. She wrapped her hand around his wrist and yelped. He was freezing! How could a body even be this cold?!
"Vampires don't have body heat," Ash explained. "We don't need to breathe. We have blood in our bodies but don't bleed very easily because our hearts don't pump to move it around. I can't explain the phenomena scientifically but, in human terms, we're the undead."
Ruby tilted her head at him. She had never heard this before about vampire anatomy. All fae lived long lives but their hearts and organs functioned much the same as humans' as far as she knew. They were simply sturdier.
"You don't need to breathe?"
