Chapter 241
Katelina and Verchiel left yet another store in time to see a tall, thin vampire leading a young man on a chain. The youth had a thick black collar around his neck and messy blonde hair that hung in his eyes. It wasn't hard for Katelina to tell that, unlike the others, he was still human.
Whether the boy was willing or not, the sight made her uncomfortable. "Can we go?"
Verchiel's eyes flicked to the pair she didn't want to look at. "Ah, Sorino's back. And he's still carting that kid around."
She didn't want to know, but Verchiel continued anyway. "He's been leading him around for years. I expect he's waiting for him to grow up enough to bother with. According to the stories, he found the kid overseas somewhere; the lone survivor of a Rogue attack. The kid certainly has enough scars to make it plausible, though I always imagined those were Sorino's doing."
"He keeps him on a leash?"