"You speak like this is the end for you," Devin commented idly, a question implied without the courtesy of punctuation.

The vampire similarly had picked up a few languages, and probably could have picked up more if he put his mind to it. His brain seemed wired for it, for whatever reason, but he knew enough to get by when he needed to.

"I've heard there are quite a few dialects; I could use something to occupy me once I'm done memorizing the city layout."