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eed he kept to my bedchamber�察�for he no longer knew simple camaraderie with the other boys。
What could I give this child that would prompt him to leave me��
What could I give him to more purely train him to be the panion I wanted with all my soul��
Both questions tormented me。
At last a plan came to me´one last trial must be passed by him�察�and should he fail it�察�I would mit him with irresistible wealth and position to the mortal world。 How that might be done�察�I did not know�察�but it did not strike me as a difficult thing。
I meant to reveal to him the manner in which I fed。
Of course this was a lie�察�this question of a trial�察�for once he had beheld me in the act of feeding�察�in the act of murder�察�how then could he pass unscathed into a productive mortality�察�no matter how great his education�察�his refinements and his wealth��
No sooner had I put that question to myself than I remembered my exquisite Bianca�察�who remained quite steadily at the helm of her ship in spite of the poisonous cups she had passed。
All this�察�evil and cunning�察�made up the substance of my prayers。 Was I asking permission of Akasha and Enkil to make this child a blood drinker�拭�Was I asking permission to admit Amadeo to the secrets of this ancient and unchangeable shrine��
If I did ask�察�there came no answer。
Akasha gave me only her effortless serenity�察�and Enkil his majesty。 The only sound came from my movements as I rose from my knees�察�as I laid my kisses at the feet of Akasha�察�as I withdrew and closed behind me the immense door�察�and bolted it shut。
There was wind and snow in the mountains on that evening。 It was bitter and white and pure。
I was glad to be home in Venice within minutes�察�though my beloved city was also cold。
No sooner did I reach my bedchamber than Amadeo came into my arms。
I covered his head with kisses and then his warm mouth�察�taking the breath from him�察�and then with the smallest bite�察�giving him the Blood。
;Would you be what I am�察�Amadeo�拭─�I asked。 ;Would you be changeless forever�拭�Would you live a secret for eternity�拭�
;Yes�察�Master�察─�he said with a feverish abandon。 He laid both his warm hands on the sides of my face。 ;Give it to me�察�Master。 Do you think I've not brooded upon it�拭�I know that you fathom our minds。 Master�察�I want it。 Master�察�how is it done�拭�Master�察�I'm yours。;
;Find the heaviest cloak to protect you against the winter�察─�I said�察 �And then e up to me on the roof。;
It seemed scarcely a moment before he joined me。 I looked out towards the sea。 The wind was strong。 I wondered if it hurt him and I did fathom his mind�察�and I measured his passion。
And looking into his brown eyes I knew that he had left the mortal world behind him more effortlessly perhaps than any other mortal I might have plucked from my garden�察�for those memories still festered within him�察�though he was disposed pletely to believe in me。
I wrapped him in my arms and�察�covering his face�察�I carried him with me down into a wretched district of Venice�察�in which thieves and beggars slept where they could。 The canals reeked of refuse and dead fish。
There I found a mortal victim within minutes�察�and to Amadeo's amazement caught the miserable fellow with preternatural speed as he sought to stab me�察�and brought him up to my lips。
I let Amadeo see the cunning teeth with which I pierced the throat of the wretch�察�and then my eyes closed and I became Marius�察�the blood drinker�察�Marius�察�the slayer of the Evil Doer�察�and the blood flowed into me�察�and it did not matter to me that Amadeo was witness�察�that Amadeo was there。
When it was finished�察�I dropped the body silently into the filthy water of the canal。
I turned�察�feeling the blood in my face and in my chest and then slowly moving into my hands。 My vision was dim�察�and I knew that I was smiling´not a vicious smile�察�you understand�察�but something secretive and beyond anything the child had ever beheld。
When at last I looked at him�察�I saw only amazement。
;Have you no tears for the man�察�Amadeo�拭─�I asked。 ;Have you no questions as to the disposition of his soul�拭�Without Sacred Rites�察�he died。 He died only for me。;
;No�察�Master�察─�he answered�察�and then a smile played on his lips as though it were a flame which had sprung from mine。 ;It's marvelous what I saw�察�Master。 What do I care for his body or his soul�拭�
I was too angry to respond。 There had been no lesson in it� �He was too young�察�the night too dark�察�the man too wretched�察�and all that I had foreseen had e to nought。
Once again�察�I wrapped him in my cloak�察�covering his face so that he could see nothing as I traveled through the air silently�察�moving over the rooftops and then breaking deftly and silently through an upper window that had been shuttered against the night air。
Through the rear chambers of the house�察�I moved from this breach till we stood together in the shadowy and sumptuous bedroom of Bianca�察�and through the salons before us�察�I saw her turn from her guests。 I saw her ing to us。
;Why are we here�察�Master�拭─�asked Amadeo。 He looked towards the front rooms fearfully。
;You would see it again to understand it�察─�I said angrily。 ;You would see it among those whom we claim to love。;
;But how�察�Master�拭─�Amadeo demanded。 ;What are you saying�拭�What do you mean to do�拭�
'T hunt the Evil Doer�察�child�察─�I said to him。 ;And you shall see that there is evil here as rich as there was in that poorling whom I mitted to the dark water�察�unconfessed and unmourned。;
Bianca stood before us�察�asking us as gently as she could�察�How had we e to be in her private rooms�拭�Her pale eyes looked at me searchingly。
Quickly I accused her。
;Tell him�察�my beloved beauty�察─�I said�察�my voice muted so that the pany should take no notice�察 �tell him what awful deeds lie behind your gentle posure。 Tell him what poison guests have drunk beneath your roof。;
How calm she was as she answered me。
;You anger me�察�Marius。 You e improperly。 You accuse me without authority。 Leave me and e again in the gentle manner in which you have e so many times before。;
Amadeo was trembling。 ;Please�察�Master�察�let us leave here。 We have nothing but love for Bianca。;
;Oh�察�but I would have more of her�察�rather than love of her�察─�I said to him。 ;I would have her blood。;
;No�察�Master�察─�Amadeo whispered。 ;Master�察�I beg you。; ;Yes�察�for it's evil blood�察─�I said�察 �and it's all the more savory to me。 I would drink the stuff of murderers。 Tell him�察�Bianca�察�of wine laced with potions�察�and lives forfeit for those who have made you the instrument of their most wicked plans。;
;Leave me now�察─�she said again without the slightest fear of me。 Her eyes blazed。 ;Marius de Romanus�察�you cannot judge me。 Not you with your magician's powers�察�not you with your boys。 I will say nothing except that you must leave my house。;
I moved to take her in my arms。 I did not know when I would stop but only that I would reveal the horror of it to him�察�that he must see it�察�he must see the suffering�察�he must see the pain。
;Master�察─�he whispered�察�struggling to e between us�察 �I will give up my petitions to you forever�察�if only you do not harm her。 Do you understand�拭�Master�察�I will beg nothing further。 Let her go。;
I held her�察�looking down at her�察�smelling the sweetest perfume of her youth�察�her hair�察�her blood。
;Take her and I die with her�察�Master�察─�said Amadeo。
It was enough。 It was more than enough。
I moved away from her。 I felt a strange confusion。 The music in the rooms became a noise。 I think I sat upon her bed。 The blood thirst in me was terrible。 I might have slain them all�察�I thought�察�looking toward the crowd beyond�察�and then I believe I said��
;We are murderers together�察�you and I�察�Bianca。;
I saw that Amadeo was weeping。 He stood with his back to the pany。 His face was glistening with tears。
And she�察�she the fragrant beauty with her braided blond hair came to sit beside me�察�so boldly�察�and to take my hand�察�my very hand。
;We are murderers together�察�my lord�察─�she said�察 �Yes�察�I can speak for myself as you demanded。 But understand that I am given the missions by those who would as easily send me to Hell in the s