Part 3, Section 2 (Pages 241-270) Summary

As Louis flees the theatre, he is thinking about Lestat. Santiago appears. Santiago has read Louis' thoughts and asks Louis about the name he mentioned. Louis denies saying anything. The vampires around Louis are all dressed in black with dyed black hair. They believe that black is the color of vampires. They marvel at Claudia, not only because she is such a young beauty, but also because she is wearing lavender. Louis sees for himself how different he and Claudia are from the Paris vampires.

Later, back at their hotel, Claudia is seething over their meeting with the other vampires. She says she despises them, but she knows deep down that she is in danger from them. Although Louis denies it on the surface, he knows deep down that this is true. She goes on to tell...