I had tears in my eyes as he told me this. I blinked them back and tried to stay with the story. “He obviously turned you,” I concluded.
“As you say. He did as I requested. But, as a new vampire I had many challenges. I first had to take a name and took the first name I saw on a grave marker: Vasyl. Becoming a vampire was difficult at first. The thirst for human blood was overwhelming, and I found it a challenge beyond measure. Camerlengo helped me during this time, and once I was able to control my need for blood, he gradually shared everything I'd revealed to him before he turned me. Still, I found it difficult to revert to obeying my human quest in waiting for the sibyl, and guarding the dagger. It took perhaps a decade to resume the quest.
“I realized that at this point, because I wa
