"And just how long ago was that?" Emerson asked, genuinely curious as to how old Jack was and also how long he'd been losing his daylight talismans. He loved to hear stories about how things were, listen to the changes in everything over the years. He doubted he'd be able to experience the changing of an era; he didn't have much of a wish to prolong his life beyond the human course of things.
"Unless it's rude to ask a vampire his age?" he added with a chuckle.