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What had drawn him to the mortal detective at first had been boredom. It was what generally drove him to do anything. Something to fill the empty nights. There were just so many of them.
He told himself it was merely an amusement - helping out Kamrauch with his little cases. Uncovering information for him, tracking suspects, finding out things. A harmless diversion. A game. At first he ignored the small jolt of pleasure it gave him to be of use, dismissing it as something unworthy of his attention. He ignored it right up to the point when he'd realized he couldn't exist without it anymore.
It made him feel... something. Possibly something like satisfaction. Actually, it was hard to remember what that particular emotion felt like, exactly. But it didn't really matter. What was important was that it made him feel. It had been so long.
Of course he didn't let his little hobby interfere with his duties as an elder of his clan. Like the rest of vampire elite he circled endlessly in a dance of shifting allegiances, ruthless manipulation and patient plotting that defined the condition of his existence — like the cold ocean shark with no choice other than ceaseless movement or death. The dance was necessary, he knew. The proper pursuit of a being such as he.
Still...
He wondered if Kamrauch was working on a case at the moment. Maybe he'd just drop by a little later and see. Maybe. If he didn't have anything better to do.
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