Jean-Claude inclines his head at the other vampire, smiling wickedly at him, the thought of the image they must make, covered in blood and gore, only serving to widen his smile. He would embrace the child vampire if he thought such a gesture might be welcomed. Alas for the both of them, even in such a moment as this, he knows better.

"It is good to see you again,," he murmurs, switching to the old tongue for a moment, the tongue they share between them. The tongue he has barely had reason to use, since Joscelin has been in hiding these past few months. "You seem surprised at my success, however. I must ask, I hope the results do not displease you."