"Jean," Slava said, his voice dropping the grandfatherly act to reveal the ancient predator beneath. "Get the boy. We’re going hunting. And tell him if he records this for his followers, I’ll personally break his phone."
"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
Svyatoslav Vernidubovich, or "Grandpa Slava" to the few who knew his true nature, sat in his cramped kitchen, nursing a mug of lukewarm pig’s blood mixed with chicory. To his neighbors, he was a grumpy pensioner with a penchant for historical trivia and a stubborn refusal to fix his leaky sink. In reality, he was the eldest vampire in the region, a man who had seen the Golden Horde come and go and still thought the invention of the internet was "a bit much." "Jean," Slava said, his voice dropping the grandfatherly
The youngest was Zhenya, a tech-obsessed millennial vampire who spent most of his immortality making TikToks and accidentally short-circuiting the apartment's ancient wiring. And tell him if he records this for
"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.
Slava opened the door to find Irina standing there, her face as cold as the Smolensk winter.