"At least not anybody you'd want to hang around." Maugris has a ghoul - well, had, anyway - but he never fed from the guy. "But yeah. When you're the perfect predator everybody starts looking like a meal. But even guys like that are usually smart enough to remember that 'kine' have horns."

He pauses, looking up at the sky. "Remember when I told you it was my job to keep normal people from finding out about the supernatural? That was true. Technically I was only responsible for making sure the other vampires I was in charge of stayed hidden, but... it's easier all around if we try to make sure everybody lies low. There are people who'll hunt down anything they think poses a threat to humanity, and they aren't too discriminating about what they kill."