Jack started a bit at the relatively abrupt subject change, and it took him a moment to find the best way to phrase his answer. If Kaidan was interested, he'd get a more complete response than Jack generally gave.

"He took me in when I was a servant," he finally said. "I was seven when we met. I call him my guardian, but we had over a dozen years together. It turned into quite a bit more than 'guardian' implies. Anyhow, he was a vampire, a detective, and the best person I've ever known."