▁Despite ▁Richard ' s ▁a version ▁to ▁serving ▁as ▁food ▁and ▁his ▁a version ▁to ▁male ▁hom osex ual ▁activity , ▁Richard ▁has ▁a ▁very ▁complex ▁relationship ▁with ▁Jean - Cla ude . ▁ ▁In ▁part , ▁this ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁because ▁Jean - Cla ude ▁offers ▁Richard ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁gain ing ▁additional ▁power ▁with ▁which ▁to ▁protect ▁his ▁pack , ▁and ▁in ▁part , ▁Jean - Cla ude ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁sed uc ing ▁Richard , ▁al beit ▁more ▁slowly ▁and ▁less ▁successfully ▁than ▁he ▁has ▁with ▁An ita . ▁ ▁Over ▁his ▁initial ▁ob jections , ▁Richard ▁has ▁allowed ▁Jean - Cla ude ▁to ▁drink ▁his ▁blood , ▁and ▁has ▁agreed ▁to ▁have ▁sex ▁with ▁An ita ▁while ▁ ▁Jean - Cla ude ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁bed ▁with ▁them ▁and ▁helps ▁with ▁different ▁positions . ▁On ▁occasion , ▁Richard ▁has ▁even ▁demonstrated ▁some ▁degree ▁of ▁friendship ▁for ▁Jean - Cla ude . ▁In ▁N arc iss us ▁in ▁Ch ains , ▁for ▁example , ▁after ▁learning ▁of ▁Jean - Cla ude ' s ▁past ▁sexual ▁ab use ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁N arc iss us , ▁Richard ▁became ▁protect ive ▁of ▁the ▁v amp ire ▁and ▁ordered ▁N arc iss us ▁to ▁never ▁touch ▁Jean - Cla ude ▁again , ▁despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁anger ing ▁N arc iss us , ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁were hy enas , ▁could ▁potentially ▁prove ▁counter product ive ▁to ▁Richard ' s ▁quest ▁for ▁power . ▁ ▁Bi ographical ▁summary ▁