"Spike?" Faith looked fondly amused for a moment. "He's ok. I mean, he's a jackass sometimes and he smokes too much and drinks too much. Likes the fighting a lot and swears a hell of a lot. But he's also insanely loyal and I'd trust him to watch my back any day."
She smiled, before shaking her head slightly and focusing again. "Totally the exception rather than the rule though. You meet a vamp don't stop to ask him about his souled status."
She paused to consider it for a moment. "I guess it kinda depends on your point of view." she finally said. "I mean, a vampire is as smart or dumb as they were when they were alive. But age gives them experience and I guess a lot of people would rate intelligence by that. Younger vampires don't tend to have so much of a vindictive streak. They look at us they way we look at cows, nothing personal in it. Just food. But that don't make them dumb really."
She shrugged. "It's kinda hard to make a judgement call like that. Vamps can be as unique as people."