I put my arm around Micah's waist, and he did the same to me. That's the rumor, and I believe the person who told me. He gave me one of his rare full-out smiles, the one that made his entire face light up. I'd known about blood oaths, but I hadn't actually understood how important they were, or what they were supposed to mean.
It looks like you've all hit a new power plateau, Byron said, as he led me between the little lighted tables scattered with makeup and bits of costume. It had been interference from Belle Morte, the originator of Jean-Claude's bloodline, and the first, to my knowledge, possessor of the ardeur. Richard had pushed himself away from us, until his back met the side of the white couch. I couldn't have said it better myself, so I didn't try.
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