Eric opened his mouth for a moment to answer, before closing it, and intense feeling clenching in his gut. He never understood human women - they always wanted an explanation for everything. Did she not realize how different she was from the rest of them? (And he wasn't just thinking of her telepathy or her blood.)
"You make me feel things that I have not felt in a long time, and then haven't judged me for feeling them," he started. "You have a courage that I have not seen in a human in a very long time. You continue to surprise me, no matter how much I think I know you." He paused for a moment, looking away. "You stayed with Godric when I could not." Eric looked back over at her. "And you are beautiful, of course."
He raised a brow at her, waiting for a response. "Is that adequate?"
"In a vampire much younger than myself, yes." Bill certainly fell into the category. "I never need as much blood as he would in regards to healing injuries. Nor do I lose myself as fully to the bloodlust. Such things come with practice, and he has lived his life avoiding human blood as much as possible."
"Indeed," he replied with a nod. Eric was lucky he had chosen Rose to be the first keeper of his secret. With luck, he wouldn't have to keep it a secret much longer. "I must admit, I am hungry," he admitted, shrugging his shoulders. "I've gone longer in the past, though, and I don't have wounds to heal. Unfortunately, it appears my compulsion abilities don't work here, otherwise yes, I would have found someone 'willing.' It is not my general practice to go this long."
She took a step towards him, and his eyes widened as Sookie offered her blood to him. It was true that he'd had it before, most recently after being pulled out of the sun outside Fangtasia, but his life had been in danger. "Are you sure?" His fangs slid out slightly at the thought of her blood on his tongue.
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"You make me feel things that I have not felt in a long time, and then haven't judged me for feeling them," he started. "You have a courage that I have not seen in a human in a very long time. You continue to surprise me, no matter how much I think I know you." He paused for a moment, looking away. "You stayed with Godric when I could not." Eric looked back over at her. "And you are beautiful, of course."
He raised a brow at her, waiting for a response. "Is that adequate?"
"In a vampire much younger than myself, yes." Bill certainly fell into the category. "I never need as much blood as he would in regards to healing injuries. Nor do I lose myself as fully to the bloodlust. Such things come with practice, and he has lived his life avoiding human blood as much as possible."
"Indeed," he replied with a nod. Eric was lucky he had chosen Rose to be the first keeper of his secret. With luck, he wouldn't have to keep it a secret much longer. "I must admit, I am hungry," he admitted, shrugging his shoulders. "I've gone longer in the past, though, and I don't have wounds to heal. Unfortunately, it appears my compulsion abilities don't work here, otherwise yes, I would have found someone 'willing.' It is not my general practice to go this long."
She took a step towards him, and his eyes widened as Sookie offered her blood to him. It was true that he'd had it before, most recently after being pulled out of the sun outside Fangtasia, but his life had been in danger. "Are you sure?" His fangs slid out slightly at the thought of her blood on his tongue.