She felt relieved once she saw that the man meant her no harm.  Her five and a half foot frame was a little shorter than his, but she met his eyes as he spoke.  "Not exactly." she said.  "When the humans decided to turn this planet to ash and dust, the vampires I considered friends turned into monsters and fed on the chaos that erupted.  I wasn't gonna go along with the game they were playing, so I stole my dagger and I fled.  I had to kill a number of them on my way out of town, and since then I have had the occasional run-in with rouge humans or vampires, but I've kept away from the large groups."  She took the offered weapon and tested its weight and feel in her hands.  It was bigger than she was used to, but she was sure she could learn.  "What about you?  What are you doing out here?" she asked.