The next morning, Edmund wakes up to the sound of blood flowing from his mouth. He's worried about the vampire, but he's also worried about his daughter, who was killed to protect him. He tells Edmund that if he had died, the vampire would have allowed her to go, and she would have died to protect Edmund. Edmund says he'll see the vampire again tomorrow, and he asks Edmund what's going on. Edmund tells him that his daughter stabbed him, and that he commanded his maid to kill him. Edmund asks if he wants to sue the maid, and the maid replies that she's just trying to slander him. The maid says she'll continue to support Edmund, even if he doesn't want to, because he was just a "sisterly affection" . Edmund promises to meet the vampire the next day, and they're going to invite him to stay at their house.