"From today onwards, you will be my daughter and you shall call me father."
He looked just like she remembered, with the scholarly air about him that did nothing to hide his domineering nature.
She found herself drawn to him despite meeting him for the first time that fateful day.
With quivering lips, she muttered. "...Dad."
She was unsure then but now, looking back to that precious memory, she recalled him trembling after she'd called out to him.
Was it because he was surprised she readily agreed to his request?
It was strange but also… quite cute.
It showed a side that Claudia would come to love for the 50 long years of her life as a vampire.
Suddenly, she found herself standing at the edge of the world.
She assumed it to be so due to the dark curtain that extended as far as her eyes could see.
Then, she heard his voice once again.
"Yes. I hope you fulfill all your dreams, my daughter."
