▁He ▁is ▁extremely ▁pass ive , ▁and ▁encourag es ▁other ▁v amp ires ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁No ct ur ne , ▁where ▁they ▁may ▁control ▁their ▁hung er ▁and ▁be ▁free ▁to ▁be ▁themselves . ▁He ▁forms ▁a ▁close ▁bond ▁with ▁Grace , ▁recogn izing ▁her ▁potential ▁as ▁a ▁he aler . ▁ ▁Johnny ▁Des per ado ▁- ▁Johnny ▁was ▁a ▁cow boy , ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁a ▁va qu ero ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁Mexican ▁her itage , ▁is ▁a ▁v amp ire ▁stay ing ▁at ▁San ctu ary . ▁Gra ces ▁first ▁comes ▁into ▁contact ▁with ▁him ▁when ▁she ▁accident ally ▁reads ▁his ▁rib bon , ▁learning ▁his ▁crossing ▁story . ▁When ▁she ▁finally ▁meets ▁him , ▁the ▁two ▁strike ▁up ▁a ▁friendship ▁over ▁ch ess . ▁However , ▁he ▁fle es ▁San ctu ary ▁with ▁Sid orio ▁after ▁his ▁tea ▁is ▁sp ik ed ▁with ▁blood , ▁and ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁prison ▁ship , ▁he ▁becomes ▁close ▁friends ▁with ▁Je z ▁Stu keley . ▁ ▁Oliv ier - ▁Oliv ier ▁is ▁Mos h ▁Zu ' s ▁first ▁assistant , ▁and ▁is ▁seem ingly ▁trust worth y , ▁if ▁a ▁little ▁cold . ▁He , ▁like ▁Grace , ▁is ▁neither ▁v amp ire ▁nor ▁don or , ▁and ▁describes ▁himself ▁as ▁' an ▁in ▁between '. ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁manip ulated ▁by ▁Sid orio ▁secret ly , ▁and ▁he ▁sp ikes ▁the ▁v amp ire ' s ▁ber ry ▁tea ▁with ▁blood