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Stae I'd seen, of myself in the playpen, of the old linoleum that must have been in the kitchen, and of Goblin withI knew to be true

"He's shown es of myself as an infant "

"And all this over the years?"

"No, only now after the Dark Gift -- with these attacks, when I fuse with him as I would with a mortal victim It's the Dark Blood It's become the currency of memory, the vampiric blood He wants me to know he has these thened him with that vision even before I kne to talk "

Lestat had settled in the chair on the other side of the table, and in a split second I developed a positive superstition about hi his back to the hallway door

I went to the door and closed it, and then, coed the coe the chairs Lestat caught me as I reached out to do this

"Be patient, Little Brother," he said "The creature's pushed you right out of your mind "

We sat down again, facing each other, Lestat with his back to the front of the house, and me with my back to my bedroom

"He wants to be a Blood Hunter, don't you see?" I said "I'asolier to see if the electric bulbs were blinking No I looked at the computer to make sure that its screen was blank Yes

"There's no way that he can beco, Quinn Look into my eyes I'm here with you now I'm here to help you,

Little Brother! And he's gone, and after the burning I don't think he's going to co while "

"But can he feel physical pain?" I asked

"Of course he can He can feel blood and pleasure, can't he?"

"I don't know," I rattled on "Oh, I hope you're right," I said I was almost about to cry "Little Brother," how I loved the words, how I cherished the me forever Little Boy

"Get a grip, Quinn," Lestat said "You're sinking on me " He clasped my hands I could feel the hardness of his flesh I had soentle, and his skin felt silky and his eyes were totally kind