, ▁so ▁when ▁R aven , ▁Mik h ail ' s ▁lif em ate , ▁is ▁attacked , ▁he ▁gives ▁her ▁his ▁blood ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁bond ▁between ▁them . ▁R aven ▁is ▁attacked ▁again ▁while ▁she ▁car ries ▁the ▁baby , ▁and ▁Greg ori ▁gives ▁blood ▁to ▁the ▁fet us , ▁even ▁communic ates ▁with ▁it , ▁further ▁se aling ▁the ▁bond ▁between ▁him ▁and ▁the ▁child . ▁ ▁When ▁Sav ann ah ▁comes ▁of ▁age , ▁she ▁ref uses ▁to ▁mate ▁with ▁Greg ori ▁out ▁of ▁fear . ▁Know ing ▁he ▁will ▁domin ate ▁her ▁life ▁once ▁he ▁takes ▁her , ▁he ▁gives ▁her ▁five ▁years ▁of ▁freedom ▁before ▁he ▁claims ▁her . ▁So ▁Sav ann ah ▁goes ▁to ▁America ▁and ▁becomes ▁an ▁ill usion ist . ▁But ▁this ▁promise ▁costs ▁him ▁dear ly . ▁In ▁case ▁he ▁turns ▁v amp ire , ▁he ▁appe als ▁to ▁A idan ▁not ▁to ▁h unt ▁him ▁alone , ▁but ▁to ▁get ▁his ▁brother ▁Julian ▁to ▁join ▁him . ▁After ▁Greg ori ▁said ▁this ▁he ▁told ▁A idan ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁“ go ▁to ▁ground ” ▁( When ▁a ▁Car path ian ▁sh uts ▁down ▁heart ▁and ▁l ungs ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁sleep ▁in ▁soil ). ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁five - year ▁period ▁has ▁passed ; ▁Greg ori ▁has ▁come ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁where ▁Sav ann ah ▁has ▁ended ▁her ▁tour ▁to ▁claim ▁her . ▁The ▁bomb ard ment ▁of ▁new ▁emot ions ▁prevents ▁him ▁from ▁detect ing ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁a ▁v