Damn it! Nate hadn't meant to offend Kiryu. They were supposedly friends! And he knew--or he thought he knew--that Kiryu didn't want him as a servant anyway. That was just the battle heat speaking.<br/><br/>Besides, he had just offered himself to Samanatha. If she didn't want him--well, he would deal with that later.<br/><br/>He looked down at the vamp--he had no idea what to do with the creature. He glanced at Samantha, but she was looking away. She was probably using all her energy to make sure she didn't go into a battle rage at the sight of the bloodied vamp.<br/><br/>"Mistress," Nate said to her, "I'm going to find a professor."