He makes a soft noise of confirmation at the question, pondering it for a moment longer before responding. "It could," he says. "If they did look less than put together, that is. There's a group of vagrant vampires who have a tendency to do things the old-fashioned way. Lighting fires in bins and the like. That could be the smoke. Especially since it was a vampire who did it." Of that, at least, there's no mistake.

Faolan runs a hand over his chin thoughtfully. "I know the area, if they're still in it. Male, dark clothes with a smoke smell about him won't narrow it down much, but. It's worth looking into."