"So what brings you back here?" he asked. Hoping, perhaps, that she was going to how they were in better times.

He never was a fan of the whole fear and panic thing. Even when it came to his meals, he'd far prefer feed from someone who was in a more affectionate, passionate mood than someone in the frightened mindset of captured prey. Even though most of the people might not be aware of what changed, they surely must have noticed the increased disappearances and deaths from the rampant feedings.