[ Though Fortescue doesn't give her extreme details, it's enough for Caroline. She's the biggest busybody to ever busybody, but even she knows there's a line.

And while she might not be able to exactly relate to the situation, she is very familiar with the special kind of pain that's associated with parents. Her own father had tortured her, tried to force her to associate her cravings for blood with pain, and that was an experience that will stay with her forever, regardless of her father's death years ago. ]

Oh. [ Her voice is softer when she speaks. ] Definitely bad memories then. I'm sorry.

You don't think it was put there on purpose, do you? To make you feel bad? [ The softness quickly turns to steel since that's just cruel. ] We can try to find whoever did it, and have a talk.

[ Not that she has any idea where to begin, but she is a determined vampire, if she does say so herself. ]