<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">“My mother, she would be like she was…the illness would be gone.”</span></span><br/><br/>"The illness would be gone completely," he assured her, he course didn't mention anything about if she would be like she was... as she would not be. She would be a vampire, she would never be the same ever again.<br/><br/>"I could arrange that," he agreed, "It would be in my interest if I did, I am trying to break away from the old ways... the last thing I would want is her being brainwashed like I was by another vampire like Guinevere," he assured her but then his dark orbs gazed into hers sternly, "I am not the one who changed her, you chose it for her," he informed her. "Though I am glad as she will make a valuable contribution to our kind. The older vampires rely for too much on their own power and abilities... we need those that can think things through, and be resourceful," he smiled and then glanced over at Robin curiously as she put in the excuse for having her Mother take her place. "Do not fear, usually the parents are quite willing to die for their young..." Raven paused, "It is a death in a way, not a like a mortals death... but it is a death... and a rebirth of a new life," he explained tactfully.<br/><br/>Raven smiled, "You would be surprised how much even you could offer us," he prompted, "IF you wanted a new life? if you wanted to leave this mortal one behind, to start all over, I would personally grant you that wish, it is... the very least I could do to repay you for freeing me of my bond," he announced. "As a Vampire... you would be able to visit your mother freely...well at least while I permit it while you are fledgling that is, after that you will be free to come and go when and wherever you wish," he explained.<br/><br/>"And trust me, you have no idea how valuable you are, even more so as a fledgling," he assured her. "But of course when you see all the others, you understand why and how that is... it is rather quite funny," he chuckled and then paused, "Well not that funny," he hissed, "I at least I am somewhat up to date," he scowled, set down his shiny silver motorolla razor flip phone  the table. "At least I am not like few of those fools who are walking with brick phones," he announced, "I am thinking about getting a brand new iPhone 2, I just haven't gotten around to it, its so damned hard to keeping up with everything," he cursed. "You watch, this little trial will take an entire month to gather the elders and the vampire counsel all into one place! Everything is so disorganized, some buffoons still get mail from carrier pigeons! others are stuck in the disco era and they look ridiculous," he ranted.