"Jaq!"
"Hey, Nathan."
"I was so worried about you. I thought something had happened." Nathan was beside himself. "I was so close to running off after you to check you were okay."
"I'm fine." Jaq smiled.
"What happened?"
"I found some other vampires." She explained. "Remember that scent we smelt on the way in? That was them."
"Other vampires?" Nathan looked worried. "How many? What did they do to you?"
"There were eight, but they didn't do anything. They're vegetarians like us and I couldn't pick up anything particularly bad on their auras."
"Eight?" He asked incredulously.
Jaq nodded. "It was scary at first but I think they're okay."
"You sure?"
"Not absolutely certain, at least three of them have got talents, but they seem to be alright. They invited me back."
"What did you say?"
"I said I'd think about it. I wanted you to check them out before I started trusting them."
He smiled. "You have more insight to these things than I do."
"I still wanted you to check them out first."
He rolled his eyes. "What do you think we should do?" He asked.
"I'm not sure." Jaq frowned, sitting down on the sofa. "How about … wait until morning. Go get some food for Connor down the road, then maybe check them out. If we still don't trust them we could just move on to somewhere else. We were going to anyway."
He nodded. "Okay, that sounds smart."
"Jaq?" Came a small voice from the doorway. She looked up.
"Connor, what are you doing up?"
"I had a nightmare." He shrugged.
"Again?"
He nodded and she sighed. She held out her arms and he walked over to hug her.
"Can I sleep out here with you two?" He asked.
Jaq looked over to Nathan. He shrugged and she sighed.
"Okay then. I suppose." He grinned and laid his head down on her lap. "Straight to sleep though." She warned, stroking his hair. He nodded and closed his eyes.
"Did he stay asleep while I was out?" She asked too low for Connor to hear.
Nathan shook his head. "He woke up at least three times with nightmares since you left."
Jaq sighed. "Poor kid." She whispered.