"Well, I live under the Circus of the Damned. Which, as advertised, is a circus - but featuring preternatural creatures instead of humans.

"The Master of the City - that's the head vamp - lives there. Or rather, it's his place, and members of his entourage live there too. I've got my own room, and I'll scent mark you so people knows that you're out of bounds, so you're safe. But pretty much everyone you'll meet will be either a lycanthrope, vamp, or, if they've got lots of bites, a vamp groupie."