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We both gave that a little laugh

"You said this was the Devil but he wasn't evil," she prohly in command

I had the feeling that I had been absolutely correct in seeking her advice She was regarding me steadily

"Tell me what this Devil has done," she said

I told her the whole tale I had to admit how I stalked her father and I couldn't remember if I had told her that before I told her about the Devil stalking h it all, just as I had for David and Ar words, "And I'll tell you this about him, whatever he is, he has a sleepless mind in his heart, and an insatiable personality! And that's true When I first used those words to describe him, they just occurred to me as if from nowhere I don't knohat part ofBut it's true "

"Say again?" she asked

I did

She lapsed into total silence Her eyes became tiny and she sat with one hand curled under her chin

"Lestat, I' to etto eat and drink I have to ponder this "

I foundyou wish," I said

"Doesn't matter at all Sustenance I haven't eaten since yesterday I don't want et so it back here And I want to be alone here, to pray, to think, and to walk back and forth as Now, there is no chance this demon will take you sooner than promised?"

"I don't know any ood food and drink "

I went on the errand i out one of those crowded midtown restaurants from which to purchase a whole meal for her that could be packed up and kept hot until I returned I brought her several bottles of some pure, brand-name water, since that's what mortals see back up, the bundle in my arms

Only as the elevator opened on our floor did I realize how unusual my actions had been I, two hundred years old, ferocious and proud by nature, had just gone on an errand for a irl because she asked me very directly to do it

Of course there were ht her over hundreds of miles! I needed her Hell, I loved her