They travel throughout eastern Europe first and do indeed encounter vampires, but these vampires appear to be nothing more than mindless, animated corpses. Louis sets fire to their home and barely escapes with Claudia, leaving a furious Lestat to be consumed by the flames.Īrriving in Europe, Louis and Claudia seek out more of their kind. As Louis and Claudia prepare to flee to Europe, Lestat appears, having recovered from Claudia's attack, and attacks them in turn. Claudia and Louis then dump his body into a nearby swamp. Claudia takes to killing easily, but she begins to realize over time she can never grow up her mind matures into that of an intelligent, assertive woman, but her body remains that of a young girl.Ĭlaudia blames Lestat for her state and, after 60 years of living with him, hatches a plot to kill Lestat by poisoning him and cutting his throat. Louis is initially horrified that Lestat has turned a child into a vampire, but soon begins to care for Claudia. Fearing this, Lestat then turns the girl into a vampire "daughter" for them, to give Louis a reason to stay. Louis begins to think of leaving Lestat and going his own way. He slowly comes to terms with his vampire nature, but also becomes increasingly repulsed by what he perceives as Lestat's total lack of compassion for the humans he preys upon.Įscaping to New Orleans, Louis feeds off a plague-ridden, five-year-old girl, whom he finds next to the corpse of her mother. Gradually, Louis bends under Lestat's influence and begins feeding from humans. Louis sets his own plantation aflame he and Lestat kill the slaves to keep word from spreading about vampires living in Louisiana. Louis and Lestat are forced to leave when Louis' slaves begin to fear the vampires and instigate an uprising. Lestat spends time feeding off slaves while Louis, who finds it morally repugnant to murder humans to survive, feeds from animals. Lestat turns Louis into a vampire and the two become immortal companions. Louis is approached by a vampire named Lestat de Lioncourt, who desires Louis' company. Distraught by the death of his brother, he seeks death in any way possible. In 1791, Louis is a young indigo plantation owner living in Louisiana. A vampire named Louis de Pointe du Lac tells his 200-year-long life story to a reporter referred to simply as " the boy".
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