I was surprised by the information that Darklion revealed to me. Sunlight, was that a way to kill them? At that moment I remembered Lestat's words "I will find a way to destroy these monsters, each and every one of them."

- Ion, can you really "die"?

- Yes, I don't know if that can be called "death", but I can say that it is a way to destroy us.

My expression changed, just thinking that there was a way to kill them, which was just to expose them to sunlight... I had to keep this secret, I couldn't tell anyone; now everything makes sense, that's why their attacks are nocturnal.

- Are you okay?

- Yes, it's just that I don't want to think that you could disappear.

Darklion finally hugged me, he put his cloak on me to cover me from the cold.

- You shouldn't worry about it; I've been living for centuries, and I know that I'm not going to disappear. But you are too young to get involved in all this, that is why your father protects you like that.

- I am sure that my father always wanted to have a son, he always considered me weak. That is why he treats me like that.

- You are not weak; you managed to break one of my most powerful curses and you did not fall before my evil aura. You are very strong, my love.

– What I mean is that your skills, your magic can be even superior to mine, and to be honest; I never thought I would find someone who could deal with my presence, like you do.

– Superior to you?

– Yes.

– I don't want to be superior to you, I just want to be with you and be able to help you... protect you. I would like to learn to use my magic more; but I don't know how?

– I want to see what you are capable of with your magic. But this won't be tonight.

Darklion approached me and hugging me he said.

– I imagine you must be cold; do you want to come in?

– Your cloak keeps me warm.

– No, my love, you could get sick. Come with me, let's go in.

Ion hugged me and, placing his forehead on mine we disappeared and then appeared in another place in his castle. When I opened my eyes, I noticed that it was a huge room, really decorated in an incredible way.

– Where are we?

– This is my “room.”

– Your room? How is it possible that you have a bed? Can you sleep in one of them? Do you even sleep?

– During the day we can “rest” it is something like a lethargy, so we can recover, like a deep sleep. Those who sleep are neophytes. Marius puts them to sleep so he can control them better.

I sat on his bed and called him to come over and sit next to me. He came over without hesitation.

– I have heard a lot about everything you have lived, I love listening to your stories. I don’t want to leave. Ion didn’t say a single word. He was already sitting next to me; he took my hand. I could see a different expression on him.

– Are you okay?

– Irhin…

– Yes?

Placing my hand on his cheek I kiss it and then sniff it.

- I still don't understand why I'm so attracted to you... don't get me wrong, I've seen so many humans that I can count the few that have made me remember what it's like to be human. And to be honest, I don't remember much.

Ion lowered my hand and without letting go of it, he looked down.

- Love is something I don't remember, and I didn't experience at any point in my human life.

He then placed my hand on his chest.

- You make me feel something inside here.