"...Thank you, Georg." Now it's his turn to wipe away a tear, a little overwhelmed by the older vampire's confidence in him.

In another idle motion, Alfred opens up the top book on the pile again, fidgeting with the pages. He steals a glance downward, not thinking about it - and then does a double take, looking at the drawing he had unearthed. A man, all...tied up?

"What is...?"

His face goes...very, very red.