a door she could n't reach without dragging her `` friend '' across the floor . `` i have a thick skin , which is perfect for handling fire . '' it 's a beautiful , powerful portrait of who we are , and it shows who we can be , both of us . be aware that not all vampires are in league with the council . `` you would come to me smelling of him ? '' we 'd have to be enemies to make them . '' 