The next morning, Edmund tries to convince himself that he's a better human being than he is a vampire. He tells himself that if he were a slave, he would have killed him the second he screamed at him. He also tells Edmund that he has a magic barrier around the door that no one else can break. Edmund tells him that he can break the barrier by taking a bath with Edmund. He asks Edmund to come with him to the bath, but Edmund refuses, saying that he doesn't want the guards to see him getting beat up