"Fledgelings, children." It was the same thing, really. The words were so similar. But Lestat's word made Eric think of small, scarcely feathered birds with giant eyes begging for food. Eric decided he didn't like the term, even if it was fitting.
He thought of what it would be like to have the authority to end the life of a younger vampire, a newborn, just because it happened to wander into Area 5 without permission. He smiled. There were so many of them that were stupid, ending their lives was generally a kindness. They did end up killing themselves, but to do it sooner would save everybody a lot of headache.
"Perhaps one of your Talamasca will turn up here." Eric offered. They did sound interesting. It might be fun to see what one of these people was like. Torment them. He didn't think his interaction with them would stop at simple annoyance. Though, he supposed they did have people who studied the supernatural with avidness. They were called humans.
Then he shook his head. Lestat's list was mostly untrue, there were a couple of things within it that could do him harm, but Eric wasn't about to admit to it. Even if Lestat might not mean him ill, if it slipped, it could be used against him. The silver part was definitely staying his secret. "You can kill us by destroying our hearts, but you have to get to it first. Cutting off our heads is another good way to go, but again. The rest of it doesn't matter. We can see ourselves in mirrors, we can see ourselves on film, but we lead the humans to believe we couldn't and that they could identify us by this to put them at ease and to make it easier for us to survive. We spread rumors of the other things as well. You?"