( Louis lets out a soft exhale that might be a laugh if the topic weren't such a grim one. )

We've been many things to each other. Lestat is the vampire who made me. For a long time, I believed I hated him... Now I only want to be near him.

( He goes quiet for a moment, lost in thought, then shakes his head as if clearing it. )

To say that I tried to kill him is too simple, but there is enough truth to it. It's telling that he didn't seem surprised.