Loman's question accomplished what none of the other reactions at the table had, and broke through the fog of swirling thoughts that Diarmuid had found himself lost in ever since experiencing the combination of the terror that Ollie unleashed and the miracle that Ignatious used to drive away the darkness.
Loman hadn't asked a good question, or even the right one, in Diarmuid's opinion, but his question was pointing in the same direction that Diarmuid's mind had been traveling as he struggled to process what he'd seen.
Diarmuid understood, at least thus far, that there were three 'sources' of power. Witches, Oracles, and Vampires. He also understood that what Sir Ollie had done represented the power of Vampires more than the power of Witches, and that this was a unique ability of the increasingly extraordinary young knight sitting next to him.
