Shaking his head, Trahearne gave Chain a few strokes over the forehead before offering her back to Leo. "No, it doesn't hurt, or else I might have noticed sooner. These leaves are like clothes, or armor. It'd be a little like if you had an animal eating your hair, I suppose." He could live with one slightly bared ankle until his leaves grew back in. At the very least, he had too many leaves to make it easy for a rabbit to go through it all.

"How Devin treats others is still entirely his own problem. I'm not as familiar with vampires, but there's no cure for being undead. If he's failed to come to terms with his condition, that's on his head and no one else's." Trahearne briefly pauses before adding, "You also shouldn't ignore anyone that claims to be dangerous. Chances are that it's true."