[ Lestat lets a short breath of air escape his lungs at that - as close to a laugh as he’ll get in these circumstances. The idea of her throwing jewellery at such a beast is a little funny. Maybe they could team up and give it a real headache, maybe even catch it right in the eye.

But when she mentions smelting, a thought strikes him. ]

I know of a man who’s very talented when it comes to making something out of nothing. He’s been working on a particular project at the moment, but I believe if there’s anywhere we could start - even for advice - he might be the person for it. His name is Kaveh.

[ Johanna might remember him from that one time Lestat was napping on his livestream all day. ]