All his long life, Declan was careful not to turn any human by bite or contaminate with his blood.

  (Small Fry Chapter 4)



Over the next fifteen minutes, I sat curled up in a
corner of a couch, in one of the three Observation Lounges.  I even sipped on a hot chocolate I had one of
the food synthesizers create, in the Mess Hall. 
The lounges were positioned by the outer dome wall, which gave an
excellent view of the alien surroundings. 


Taurus Six had perpetual storms and the dense