Part 6, Chapter 7 Summary

Time goes by, and Lestat does not know how many days he has been underground. He hears a strange beating sound from above. The deafening sound grows closer to him. Lestat feels as though it is calling to him, but he is too weak to get up. The power behind it draws him up and out of the earth. He discovers that it is another vampire. To Lestat's surprise, it is Marius who comes for him and lets him feed on his blood to strengthen him.

Part 6, Chapter 7 Analysis

Marius's appearance suggests that Lestat may yet receive answers to his many questions. He senses Marius's age and also his compassion. When Lestat whispers that he knows the secret to eternity it makes Marius laugh. It makes him laugh because it jumps ahead of the story in a moment of foreshadowing, where...