"I'll have to take a look," she said, "Caritas is a bit too ... noisy for me."

That wasn't strictly true. Although karaoke wasn't her idea of fun, it was the reactions of the other customers that put her off. The people who frequented Caritas - including the 'vampire' who had greeted her after she'd arrived in the city - took one look at her forehead and thought she was some sort of demon.