Degnar stopped, and said a few more things in that language. Then his men walked on and he turned back to Rosalie. He went back to speaking German, and smiled.<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #4000FF"> "Ha! Talk about Ancient Vampires being prideful. I was thinking everyone here knew me as Degnar. Though that is a more recent name. </span><span style="color: #FF4000">I was known in Germany for a time as Sippe Töter 'Kin-slayer.' I was much younger then and reckless. It started when I had snapped the neck of one of my underlings in front of several villagers. A young, well muscled man with blonde hair swung his sword at me. I caught it mid-swing, I remember the blood dripping down my hand. I bit him and drained his blood until he fell over dead. I had shouted</span><span style="color: #4000FF"> 'I am your god, bow before me!'</span><span style="color: #FF4000"> And of course they did. I stayed there, had them offer themselves to me, if I was kind I let them live afterword. I also turned many of them into vampires. And I ruled over that remote village for quite a while. So long it grew to be much more than a village. I even had them build me a castle for my very own. I had a large army of loyal men and vampires. Those were several good years for me. But I was drawing too much attention to myself. Marcella, the vampire who had turned me, found me and she did not not like the power and the land I had gained. That was a war that was devastating to my people. So much blood was shed because of my arrogance. Eventually I was able to get close to her, and behead her to end it all. But the land was in ruin, most of my men killed, both vampires and humans alike. I had learned my lesson.</span><span style="color: #4000FF"> A lesson I made sure to teach Kiyoko, you can do as you like, just make sure you keep it hidden from those who would not appreciate it."</span></span></span>He loved to talk about his past but he shortened the story for Rosalie's benefit.<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #4000FF">"Sorry about that, I can get off track sometimes."<br/></span></span></span><br/>-------<br/><br/>After the library Kiyoko went to the store to get some things for that night. She came across a werewolf with a little girl, but she made sure to stay clear of him.