"I'd rather see them first before. Especially if they're on this side of the continent." A continent seems like an awfully long distance, especially when you're going on the back of mounts. He's pretty sure he'll have to heal his butt constantly if that happens. Vampires might be superior, but even so he already feels sore from an hour's ride. He's pretty sure he'll actually hurt himself on day-long rides.

"...I'm pretty sure I'm not." Says the person who is on the inside getting ready for a fight right this moment. Because guess what sits at the core of every vampire, closer to the surface in some than in others... Though his Beast might not show up in a way intelligible to Felih, and he might well mean something else entirely.