He could not really answer her question honestly. Saying honest things to Honour would result in her horror. Yes, I turned a woman named Karen into a vampire. I terrorized a spy. I stalk two young people because I find their particular talents lovely while the rest of the world finds them horrifying. I am drawn to an ingenue named Bella because I cannot read her mind... No. Good Lord, no.
Partial truth, then.
"I write," he said. "I people-watch. That's the term, is it not?" He laughed, making light of it. "I track down antiques, the kinds of things I would've wanted in my flat in New Orleans." He shrugged gently again. "I find enjoyment in the people around me."