[ He smiles ruefully. ] I'll spare you.

[ He blows out a long breath. ]

We were at war with vampires, and my ex was turned into a vampire while we were trying to save our child from a sacrifice. she took our daughter's place on the altar and I killed her, destroying the vampires and saving our daughter and friends.

[ That is... a very shortened and uncomplicated way of telling the story. He looks away, shivering as he tells her the story. ]