"Different doesn't always mean 'bad' or 'evil'," Cor explains, subconsciously shifting into that fatherly/mentor tone normally reserved for his friends' children. "I only ask because you're an unusual case, even among vampires. Normally, one would be taken in by whoever turned them - their sire - and learn how to control one's powers and hunger under their tutelage. For someome as young as you to not even remember your sire..."

He stops right there, realizing that the kid may actually be older than most living beings at this point. To be this old, and not even know how to feed properly or hide his true nature...