Part 7, Chapter 16 Summary

As Lestat expects, Marius is furious with him for breaking his cardinal rule. Lestat tries to explain what happened and why he went down in the first place. Marius wants to hear nothing of it. He knows that Lestat did it to provoke some kind of change in them. With Enkil riled up, Marius sends Lestat away from the island immediately. Lestat, brokenhearted, has no choice but to leave.

Part 7, Chapter 16 Analysis

When Marius comes out to Lestat on the terrace it is obvious that he is hurt by the night's events. After thousands of years of caring for them, Akasha moves for Lestat. Not onlyt does she move for him, she allows him to drink from her and she in turn drinks from him. He is very jealous of Lestat and needs to send him away immediately. Although Marius uses...