Lestat sat quite still in his chair and waited for the tea to arrive before addressing the explanation itself. It would not do for the waitress to overhear something about all of this, possibly causing her panic or hysterics. One hysterical woman was really enough.
"Most faery tales have some basis in reality," the vampire began. "As do myths, and any kind of story of that nature. There are several of these types of things which are completely true, although the general population dismisses them as fiction."
Could he tell her what Eric was, what he was? Why had Eric not glamored her? Wouldn't that have been easier.
"Some of those things, the true stories, are about creatures that are not human, but live among humans."