User blog comment:SCORNFUL1/Audience With A Vampire: Ask Armata De'Sange/@comment-28358106-20171226071958/@comment-26288702-20180101014625

"It is indeed a challenge to teach or gain understanding, especially when you do not know what it is you're dealing with. It was like that for me when I discovered this realm. To see monsters engaging humans in a, lustful fashion was perplexing. Even understanding my own people in this realm proved difficult. In my realm, Vampires cannot convert humans into Vampires through a bite on the neck." Armata pauses to drink his wine.

"No my lady, in my realm, a human can only be converted by drinking the blood of a Vampire. However, there is a price the human most pay. After drinking from a Vampire, the human is then bound to the one who offered their blood. Though they receive a Vampire's strengths, they are chained to their master. Most converted humans do not last long as Vampires, their bodies are driven to feed, and often lose themselves to the thirst. Once that happens, they are labeled 'anathema' and sentenced to death."

"Surprisingly the thirst Vampires in this realm experience is the same as my realm. They must be careful not to indulge in blood too much, or they become drunk off it. The most interesting thing for me, is how few understand what blood consumption means to Vampires. While being a source of nutrition, consuming someone's blood can also be a show of affection. When a Vampire feeds, they inject a venom into the body of the one they feed on. This venom numbs their body, some even enjoy it. But drink someone's blood is to take their essence into yourself." Armata shifts in his seat to be more comfortable.

"If lets say I drank from you and only you, my body would crave you. Not just your blood, but your touch, taste and sent. I would be compelled to be with you. And when a Vampire loves someone enough to enslave their body to that person, feeding becomes more than just a means of nutrition. At that point it is as appropriate as a kiss."