Chapter 110: In a state of mind
"That is not what I meant, Miss,"
The growing seriousness in Ada’s tone deepened the frown on Arabella, "Well, what is it then if not that?"
Ada relinquished her quill inside the ink jar then placed her hands flat together on the table, "The reason it was decided that feeding and blood donation sessions be held two weeks apart from each other wasn’t simply for the wellbeing of the providers alone," she paused, biting on her bottom lip a little, "It was also because vampires, even older ones, can’t go without a drop of blood for longer than that,"
"Oh dear...," Arabella’s hand skipped to her chest, "What happens to them if they do? Is it dangerous? Do they fall ill?" she quizzed, her full attention on Ada.
"Well, yes, but not exactly for the reasons you might think. If deprived of feeding for very long, they will most certainly fall ill eventually, but not at the beginning," the maid then went quiet and looked down at her notebook.
"Ada, please! My nerves can’t handle it,"
It was only after that nudge that Ada reluctantly carried on, "In the beginning, they sort of slowly lose control over their temper. They become sensitive and prone to sudden mood swings; one second they’re perfectly happy and then the next they sulk. They grow snappy and irritated over the littlest things, but their condition only continues to devolve from there until they become aggressive and perhaps even sadistic...,"
Seeing the look on Arabella, Ada stopped talking to allow her a moment in order to absorb the information.
"S... Sadistic, you say?" the young woman stuttered through her mutter.