Alyxander shook his head at Kate's question. "I was bitten and turned into a vampire before I had even been taken as a slave." He answered. "Reika is still human, or at least mostly human; I sensed no difference about her than in the past. As for getting her to trust you, leave that to me. She trusts me, she knows I wouldn't let anyone who would be any kind of a possible threat near her; had anyone volunteered to help her heal, I would have specifically asked for you, knowing you already know me and my past, so I could tell you all of this without you doubting me. If your brother ever heard of this, he'd instantly claim me as a traitor." He sighed, sitting down and relieved to be free of the heavy, constricting armor. "Those who serve under his power are slaves and nothing more, unless being trained as soldiers; Reika had been sold off originally to a... well, a master that wasn't exactly well known for kindness; an ally of Draco's, let us say. I thought she would have been killed after all these years, hearing all the horrible stories of who she had been sold to. Luck was with her. Or fate."