This - whatever it is he has with Herbert is new, it's a bit alarming.

But it's also...warm, and comfortable in a way he's never been. A little of that light in him that went out looking in the mirror rekindles in his eyes, a little awe in his face as he stares at the other vampire.

"...I believe you," he whispers, to Herbert but also to himself. Accepting it. Letting it calm him.