A strange, haunted look crossed his face. “How do you know? Maybe the monster didn’t leave. Maybe there’s still something Strigoi lurking in me.” “Then you need to defeat it by moving on with your life! And not just through your chivalrous pledge to protect Lissa. You need to live again. You need to open yourself up to people who love you. No Strigoi would do that. That’s how you’ll save yourself.”
