KARANTHIR:

Ah, the lovely Cammeo - good morning to you. 

Don’t you look delicious today?

CAMMEO:

Uh… Hullo.

KARANTHIR:

You even smell sweet, like confectionary sugar.

VANNI:

calling from the living room

Karanthir will you come in here? 

KARANTHIR:

Excuse me, it seems my presence is needed elsewhere.

Later ...

KARANTHIR:

Why are you asking me? I certainly didn't toss them about. 

Now, if you’ll forgive me, I feel a headache coming on,

I think I'll go lie down for a spell.

VANNI:

Your headache can wait, first you're going to clean this up.

KARANTHIR:

Why should I?

VANNI:

Because Grace isn't here, so that leaves you. Just put them

away, please? I've got some work to do on the computer.

KARANTHIR:

Yes, my lord and master. I'll be more than happy to

do your bidding. Honestly Vanni, you'd do anything to

see me on my knees before you.

VANNI:

Just clean this up.

Meanwhile in Daprima’s 'library' ...

DAPRIMA:

…Here it is,'The Vampire Lestat'.

FIN:

I'm not really interested in reading about vampires, 

especially since Karanthir is now one of them.

DAPRIMA:

Trust me, you'll love it.

In the hall ...

MEZ:

Cammeo, is something wrong?

CAMMEO:

It's nothing.

MEZ:

Are you crying?

CAMMEO:
No …sniff…It’s Karanthir, he ... I think he just …

threatened me. He talks as if he plans to ... Oh, just 

let me be. You won't believe me anyway.

MEZ:

I'll believe you.

CAMMEO:

He talks to me like I'm … food. I fear he's 

becoming hungry and then I'll have to… Oh never 

mind. Please just let me be.

MEZ:

Cammeo ... Cammeo?

knock   knock   knock

MEZ:

… Karanthir!

In the living room ...

KARANTHIR:

Vanni-sir, the cards are all picked up. What other

demeaning act would you like me to perform for you?

MEZ:

Hey Karanthir ...

P O W !

VANNI:

HEY!

Back in Daprima's ‘library' ...

FIN:
What’s the matter?

DAPRIMA:

Something’s not right. I sense … anger.

We need to get to Mez now .

VANNI:

Mez what's with you?

MEZ:

Let me go! I’m not finished with him.

KARANTHIR:

Why - you little ... how dare you strike me!

Un-hand him Vanni. I'll deal with him in my own way!

VANNI:

Fin, Daprima - I could use some help in here!

FIN:

What happened?

KARANTHIR:

Why are you asking me? I'm merely the innocent victim.

It was he who had the audacity to hit me, in my face! 

I was simply defending myself.

DAPRIMA:

Everyone calm down! What happened?

KARANTHIR:

Your precious brother attacked me and now 

 I feel the need to retaliate. Let go of me Fin.

MEZ:

He made Cammeo cry. She's locked herself in the 

bathroom and won't come out...

DAPRIMA:

She did?

VANNI:

Mez, you need to cool off. Let’s go for a walk.

DAPRIMA:
That’s a good idea. I'll get to the bottom of this, I promise.

DAPRIMA:

… And don’t worry about Cammeo. I'll go talk to her.  

Vanni and Mez leave.

KARANTHIR:

Honestly, I didn't do anything to Cammeo.

DAPRIMA:

She's very upset, I can feel it. You know, I should've been 

able to sense this before it got out of control. 

This delay is very unusual for me.

Daprima leaves. 

FIN:

OK, I'm listening.

KARANTHIR:

And I'm telling you, all I did was say hello to the 

lass. Then Mez went all super-hero on me. It was 

all I could do to not hurt the boy. 

FIN:

I want to believe you, but sometimes you make it 

difficult. I'll tell you this, if I find out that you maliciously 

hurt anyone here - you’ll answer to me.