Not unless this passes. I need to be able to write.

[ The panic is gone, at least, he's shaken but he's on the topic of strategy and that's always good for getting his head in order. Sypha is warm in his arms and for once he feels cold and so that's a blessing. And he can just bury his face in her hair and pretend that that's the reason the world is dark. ]

And the process is- you probably wouldn't like it. Adrian hates it. It's vampire bullshit, you have to consume blood for it to work.