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"And the kids?"

"Kids are pretty rare It’s not easy for varow up nor That’s why most Born vamps look to be in their early twenties" He went to say more, but then hesitated and shook his head "You sure you want to know all this?"

"Yeah It’s interesting" I gave a slad you didn’t have to take Mr Fry’s s huenorew quiet

I bitover Sebastian’s words for a moment "But you’re only half vampire?"

He propped his elbows on the table and leaned in "I’ll give you the short version You’ve got full-blooded children, who are called Bloodborn They’re seen as nobility; they’re the os the size of Mount Everest The children of a human and a va theths and weaknesses Dayborns don’t need blood to survive like Bloodborns do Though there is a e is there If they take blood," he added, shrugging, "they’ll need it from then on just like a Bloodborn would"

"Do they usually? Take it, Idi "Blood is hard to resist for any vaht of his ad moment I cleared lanced away His Adaht s "No My other half is Lahtly different, just like vamps and shifters, but they only tend to pass their power down h the female line"

"Sothat would make you what, then?"

"I’ve always been partial to freak of nature"

"Ha," I shot back, siving up his claih, when I was little, rave;re, one that the students never see One that houses some really old shit He took out this stone tablet and said it told the story of a child like me My dad called her Mistborn"

"Mistborn," I repeated

"Yeah Becausequestion mark, see? No one can say what traits, curses, or needs I’ll have until they manifest themselves Some have needed blood to survive Some never need it Some can control it"

"Oh" Warmth crept up my neck, and I shifted in my chair "So, um, which type are you?"

He shook his head and then stared beyondif or when the need will strike"

Well, that was corip on the cup increased "How many of you are there?"

He held up both hands and sat back "You’re looking at it"

"One You’re the only one"

"In North America, yeah There are a couple more in the world, I think Like I said, we don’t happen very often"

"But what about Crank? She’s your sister"

"Jenna isn’t my sister, Ari Not by blood"

"But" I frowned

He paused, thinking of the right words "This place kind of ether You find others like yourself, others you know you can trust with your life, and you beco That’s why she stays nowunco that he had a heart "Jenna lost her parents and then her brother It da by his body She thought I was him, and she ith me I never tried to reason with her Never saw the need to hurt her s"

My chest tightened at his words "How did he die?"