The scritching of his pencil was more conducive to proper reading than his talking, and Claudia sank back into her book. He, as far as she could figure, had already been slightly mad before becoming a vampire; but not enough to make him completely unhinged as a vampire. He retained enough sanity to maintain a low profile, at least... Though she wondered if that would have been the case if she had not stepped in.

He was not, overall, a bad companion, but she herself certainly was, prone to irritation and vitriol. Louis had stayed with her so long for love, not because her company was pleasant, and this she knew.

But Eddie was useful, and his appearing older, almost grown by this society's standards - already an adult in the world she had once lived in - saved her questions and scrutiny when they went out in public. It was nice to have further freedoms, limited less by her appearance.

Even if he could be very annoying.