Wyman Hall, Baltimore, Late Thursday Afternoon

[bitten_notshy]

Jack's promise to take Allie to a class was coming into play today, and they'd made it to campus without her bursting into flame or attracting any special attention

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[allie_vamp]

They'd made it off island without flames or Allie landing on her ass back at the causeway's edge. Definitely a win. For the moment she was going to focus on the bustling campus and not worry about whether or not she was going to get back to the island after class.

"Othello, religious imagery. Okay, I'll keep that in mind," Allie said, glancing about the atrium. Trees. Indoors. Intentionally. Go figure. "I should have asked you what book was going to be discussed tonight. I would have tracked down a copy and read it."

[bitten_notshy]

Jack gave her a curious look. "I should have told you before now," he said. "Would you really have read a whole book for one 90-minute class you aren't even taking?"

[allie_vamp]

"Probably?" she shrugged, looking a little sheepish. "I never had a chance to go to school. But I remember my mother talking about it when she taught me to read. About learning, and how much knowledge had been lost because it was easier for the vampires if people were stupid and scared."

[bitten_notshy]

"How long before you were born did they take over?" he wondered, with just the slightest wince at the reminder of how bad most vampires in her world were. "It must have taken a while for so much to be lost."