"You think so?" Her brows go up a little at his reading of it. She doesn't pretend not to be a little skeptical of his explanation, but she doesn't dismiss it outright.
"It always seems to me more like humans telling the stories they need, and they use monsters and magic to fill the gaps. A vampire or a werewolf is a pretty powerful symbol. But stories about children being born with a caul being more likely to be vampires or people who had lived immoral lives didn't tell vampires much about themselves.
"On the other hand, I suppose we usually have a nest and elders around for that."
She inclines her head a little at the end of her statement, accepting the fact that shapeshifters and vampires might not have a lot in common other than being supernatural.
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"It always seems to me more like humans telling the stories they need, and they use monsters and magic to fill the gaps. A vampire or a werewolf is a pretty powerful symbol. But stories about children being born with a caul being more likely to be vampires or people who had lived immoral lives didn't tell vampires much about themselves.
"On the other hand, I suppose we usually have a nest and elders around for that."
She inclines her head a little at the end of her statement, accepting the fact that shapeshifters and vampires might not have a lot in common other than being supernatural.