if what shadow said about the importance of priests in vampire society was true , then xaviers life was now literally in my hands . he asked , as if there were any other . several nurses and doctors stood hovering around a bed . he seemed too drained to care . i was kind of regretting calling her , but i knew she had no one else to talk to . everything stood ready ; all he needed , as every soldier always needed it , was good fortune . it felt so good against his fingers , he kept doing it . 