three blocks to the north and nine floors up , in the window , he noticed the blinds had been pulled all the way down . after that , we 'd meet a contact and he 'd fill us in . '' `` my powers are much stronger than any of the vampires that you have come across . i could only stand by him and offer a shoulder , whether he took me up on it or not . i want to go up there..now . too much was happening , too many things to process . 