[ his expression stays fixed throughout her announcement, managing to look unsurprised, unintrigued, simply ... accepting, in a way. ] You would be far from the first to meet with such a fate.

[ he stops at a comfortable distance, as if recognizing her desire for space. ] And not the first of a vampiric nature among our number.

You are under no obligation, of course, to share your origins with your fellow Knights, should you join with us, so long as you feel they will not interfere with your duties.