Alyxander was glad for Kate's embrace. Her touch comforted him more than anything else. He listened to what she was saying and nodded a bit, sighing softly.... wishing he could just tell and forget. Surely it would leave him alone eventually. "I was only 10 at the time, yes." He answered quietly. "I hadn't exactly been completely obedient to your aunt and uncle at such an age, I was still young. So Lord Draco thought he'd teach me a lesson. All of that was basically my punishment... they were trying to get me to drink holy water. Which of course can hurt, weaken, even kill a vampire if they take in too much. Lord Draco thought that the ordeal would weaken me enough into submission that I would fight him and Lady Malora so much. I couldn't talk for weeks, just because of the little bit of holy water that got down my throat. I'm lucky I hadn't been paralyzed."