"Emmaline Tepes, we meet again." Olrox paced casually. "Here to uphold your oath and protect your boy? You won't find me easy to kill, I'm not like other vampires. In fact, I am more like you than I am of them."
"Don't pull that bull on me." Emma bared her teeth and her sword, ready to strike. " We are nothing alike."
"Am I?" Olrox questioned nonchalantly. "You swore to kill me in revenge for taking the life of one of your own, and now you stand ready to plunge your blade into my throat. How is that any different?"
"You're a heartless killer." Emma snarled. "I'll slay you to protect him . It's all the difference!"
"So you believe." Olrox's serpentine eyes flickered. "