[ Armand smiles a little. He can appreciate this joke. ]

The principal of the blood drinking undead is repulsive to some. It is most unnatural, I will admit.

[ He can't help but think of Carlisle. What would he have accomplished if he had successfully killed him? ]

Yes, I would most definitely be hunted out and burned alive for the crime of killing one of our kin. Although, I wonder if the gods mercy would extend to resurrecting me as well.