Chapter 17 - A myth and a monster (part 1)

Some say he's a murderer. Others say he's mad. I'm not sure which I believe as he looks at me with an intense stare, his breath shallow, his lips parted. His expressions are odd, almost unnaturally subdued, as if he is fighting a constant struggle to keep himself under control. The Scarlet Prince is the epitome of what one might call a 'dark beauty': angular, mysterious, dangerous. All vampires possess an element of this- or at least so I had always been told. It is probably, after all, how they lure their victims in so flawlessly. No doubt often couple with their powers of suggestion, enchanting their victims and commanding them towards their deathly demise. Or for some 'fun'. The royal vampires have greater powers in this field than any, and it strikes me as odd that Soren hasn't used them yet. Even for someone as unpredictable as a vampire, the action in itself seems entirely unnatural.