Who knows. It could be both. [But he nods -- that spells problems. Though in a town where the hunter populace is this high... why would vampires even come here? None of this makes any sense to him.]
Well, yeah, because there's something wrong here and we both know it, just like we both know we're not moving on until we figure out what that is. Even if Mom's not here, either.
[He echoes her sigh -- to be completely honest, he's mostly resigned himself to the idea of never finding her at all.] The party? Why not. I'm not too eager to dress up, but we might find something there, people usually talk more in parties.