"She was his newest," he explains. "Still a child, and yet to be touched, so her mind was spared. Belle, for reasons of her own, took the girl in and found people to care for her -- human nannies and human playmates, for years. She did her best for Valentina, perhaps blaming herself for not realizing the monster Sebastian had become."
Jean-Claude lays back in the chair, arm raised across his eyes. "Of course, vampires being vampires, it could not be such for long. Valentina tried to turn some of her playmates so she would not be alone. The nanny discovered her, and Valentina slit her throat. That was the end of human nannies and playmates, needless to say."
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Date: 2009-08-09 09:35 pm (UTC)Jean-Claude lays back in the chair, arm raised across his eyes. "Of course, vampires being vampires, it could not be such for long. Valentina tried to turn some of her playmates so she would not be alone. The nanny discovered her, and Valentina slit her throat. That was the end of human nannies and playmates, needless to say."