It was best, in situations like this, to simply just let humans be humans and not intervene or say anything. Otherwise, Lestat had a tendency to make everything all about HIM, which irritated just about everybody, human and not.
And Louis said he'd never learn.
He did notice Errol watching just slightly too long. Lestat could do better at pretending to be human--he just saw no reason to pretend.
But now there was talk of a tour. And Honour holding out her hand.
Farbeit from him not to take it.
He rose, more slowly this time, more humanly, took her hand and gave it a very light squeeze before letting it go.