[He can already tell well enough that she is a vampire. Yet he's able to recognize that it may be a bit different than that. There are plenty of others here who are not human, but also not vampires. That logic could be applied to her.]

Because I like animals in general. I suppose I hadn't thought about that possible reaction first. Although from the start they haven't been warming up to anyone so easily.

[He huffs] Maybe what it takes really is to give off positive emotions.