Jean, a dandyish vampire who had been "turned" during the Napoleonic Wars and never quite let go of the aesthetic, sauntered in. He adjusted his silk cravat, looking entirely too polished for a Tuesday morning in a gray industrial town.
"Then you have a rogue," Irina said, her eyes narrowing. "And according to the law, if the killer isn't found by the next full moon, the 'Life for a Life' rule applies. I'll have to take one of yours, Slava. Starting with the youngest." Central Russia's Vampires (2021) subtitles
Their bickering was interrupted by a sharp, rhythmic knocking—the kind of knock that sounded like a legal summons. Slava froze. It was the Keepers. Jean, a dandyish vampire who had been "turned"
Slava sighed, his shoulders sagging. He looked at Jean, who suddenly found the ceiling very interesting. "And according to the law, if the killer
"We have a problem, Svyatoslav," she said, stepping inside without an invitation. "A body was found near the old fortress. Completely drained. And not by a mosquito."
Slava opened the door to find Irina standing there, her face as cold as the Smolensk winter.
"Jean! If you use my surgical silk to mend your designer trousers one more time, I’ll bury you in the vegetable patch!" Slava bellowed.