Charming
“I said. “And I jumped into it and thrashed my way toward the middle and then pretended to drown when the vampires came out of the woods and followed me to the bank. I knew there was no way they were going to jump in after me in deep running water.”
“And the vampires bought that?” Molly asked incredulously.
“I waited until the cold began to lower my body temperature,” I said. “Then I stopped moving and sank down for a few minutes before swimming off underwater. The sound of the current covered m...e, and I found a protruding rock to come up behind.”
“Vampires see in infrared,” Sig informed Molly when she saw her blank expression. “He’s saying the vampires saw his heat outline sink into the water, stop moving, and gradually fade out. That would be pretty convincing. Especially if these vampires are as inexperienced as we think they are.”
“So your core temperature got that low, and you were underwater for minutes?” Molly still seemed skeptical.
“My blood is more oxygenated than a normal human’s, especially when I’ve been exerting myself for hours,”MoreLess
“And the vampires bought that?” Molly asked incredulously.
“I waited until the cold began to lower my body temperature,” I said. “Then I stopped moving and sank down for a few minutes before swimming off underwater. The sound of the current covered m...e, and I found a protruding rock to come up behind.”
“Vampires see in infrared,” Sig informed Molly when she saw her blank expression. “He’s saying the vampires saw his heat outline sink into the water, stop moving, and gradually fade out. That would be pretty convincing. Especially if these vampires are as inexperienced as we think they are.”
“So your core temperature got that low, and you were underwater for minutes?” Molly still seemed skeptical.
“My blood is more oxygenated than a normal human’s, especially when I’ve been exerting myself for hours,”MoreLess
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