▁grows ▁to ▁enjoy ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁her ▁new ▁pe ers , ▁especially ▁Lor can , ▁Dar cy ▁Fl ots am ▁( the ▁ship ' s ▁figure head ▁who ▁comes ▁to ▁life ▁at ▁night ) ▁and ▁the ▁myster ious ▁captain . ▁She ▁is ▁especially ▁more ▁open ▁mind ed ▁than ▁her ▁brother , ▁and ▁is ▁willing ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁V amp ir ate ' s ▁ways , ▁rather ▁than ▁dismiss ▁them ▁as ▁cruel . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁series , ▁she ▁often ▁leaves ▁her ▁brother ▁to ▁return ▁or ▁stay ▁with ▁the ▁ship . ▁Grace ▁and ▁Con nor ▁are ▁later ▁class ified ▁as ▁d ham ph irs ▁( half ▁mort al ▁and ▁half ▁v amp ire ). ▁ ▁Con nor ▁Temp est : ▁Con nor ▁is ▁introduced ▁as ▁an ▁athlet ic ▁boy , ▁who ▁excel led ▁in ▁many ▁sports , ▁though ▁appears ▁slightly ▁less ▁intellig ent ▁that ▁his ▁sister . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁more ▁afraid ▁of ▁the ▁ocean ▁than ▁Grace . ▁He ▁is ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁Ch eng ▁Li , ▁the ▁deput y ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁Di ablo , ▁a ▁pir ate ▁ship . ▁Although ▁he ▁is ▁initially ▁pre occup ied ▁with ▁finding ▁his ▁sister , ▁he ▁quickly ▁sett les ▁down ▁into ▁life ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁ship , ▁and ▁becomes ▁a ▁pro dig y ▁in ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁his ▁cap itan , ▁Mol u cco ▁W rat he ▁and ▁his ▁crew ▁m ates , ▁Bart , ▁Je z ▁and ▁C ate . ▁However , ▁Con nor ▁is ▁une asy ▁with ▁certain ▁aspects ▁of ▁pir ate