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Not if you want to prevent a rebellion and assert your dominance as a ruler. Tactics of war, and all that. A walk would be a suitable alternative - and I am not bound by the night any longer so whenever you've free time. I can't imagine that a young person would find our conversation at all interesting but I have no qualms if you wish them to come along.
Oh, yes, Elizabeth Bathory. Never met her but I'm fairly certain that story was true. Some vampires are horribly cruel and revel in their monstrosity. They deem themselves better than humanity, wish to eradicate it. Tell me then, if they eradicate humanity, whatever will they survive off of?
I wouldn't know anything about that. The theories of linguistics were never my strong suit but acquiring languages like candy? Much easier.