Yeah, well..." He stopped, turning to look at her with a slightly puzzled expression. "Even after a birthday? What do you mean?" Cole frowned, realizing that he didn't even know when her birthday was. "Please don't tell me your birthday already came and went, Ileana."
He smiled reflexively at the thought of the Wolf thinking she was a princess, but it vanished at her next question. "I... damn it, I didn't want to tell you. But... well, my full moon night didn't go quite as well as yours. Yes, there is a Horseman. He didn't do any lasting damage, though, so don't worry." He paused, figuring that he should probably let her know that there might be a walking skeleton the next time around. "And... there was... a zombie," he said finally. "Someone came back from the dead."