Valentin shrugged again. "I don't know. We never figured out who did this to me. There's supposed to be this big connection between a sire and a fangling, but... I've never heard from him again." Valentin paused. "Or her. So yeah, a sireless vampire, that's me."
Valentin pouted and then downed the glass of rum in one uncharacteristic go. He then made a face. "Are a giant's taste buds like, more resistant to this?"