"Right, I've forgotten you were ever shy," Helen scoffed. Thinking back on it, there was truth in it. Nikola had not been as he was now at first; the Source blood had changed his personality somewhat along with the years.

"I was shy too, once. A woman amongst all those men? I hardly knew what to say or do. I was afraid you'd all laugh at me. I got over it, eventually, but it took a little while."