Given the nature of his work William understood Sookie more than most people would. He wasn't a nefarious being by nature so he had no reason to hide who he was, but even so he'd learned to guard his thoughts.
"I'm sorry that you lost you parents," William said with genuine sadness. His parents and three brothers still lived to this day and while he lived on Galador he would always wonder about what would happen to them. "But I'm glad that you had your Gran until the end." He didn't know the circumstances, but it felt like the right thing to say. And it's a genuinely pleasure to meet you, royalty or not, he added, intentionally making that inner voice clear for her to hear.
He paused. Vampires back home were a mixed bag. "What were your vampires like?"