Chapter 9 Summary

Amadeo realizes the next night that his lessons of being a vampire are just beginning. Master tells him he is 1,500 years old. He also shares that their task is to kill the evildoers, but that they are not commissioned by God. This is when Master takes Amadeo into the real underworld of Venice, where the thieves, courtesans and murderers are. Amadeo tries to drink quickly and with reckless abandon. Master teaches him to drink slowly and to allow the colors and visions that appear when drinking a human's blood to be lessons in life to Amadeo.

After learning lessons from feeding, Master forces Amadeo to pursue his studies as well. Master warns Amadeo not to allow the boys to see that he has undergone the change, although they likely know it already. Master points out that the boys will all die, which is...