Sam understood the implication in Alessa's words and shook his head a bit sadly. "I'm no warrior. I'm a doctor. My older brother is much more of a warrior than I am." He glanced around at their surroundings. He found the sources of the blood easily enough. One was Nanashi's handiwork, and the other had to be Alessa's. He remembered the latter's interaction with that young girl vampire, and swallowed.

He strode closer to Nanashi. "I have good news," he said to her quietly. "I've managed to acquire quite a bit of animal blood, enough to keep us satisfied for a while. We will still need the slop for our primary source of food, but it should keep things calm for us." Calm he said, but the scent of fresh blood was a bit overwhelming for him. His fingers twitched slightly.