What do these vampires do exactly? From what I'm gathering of your world these things aren't exactly human but sound more like creatures or monsters. But different from what I would think. It's a good thing the First couldn't change them. If it could that would mean more opportunity to get into your head. It would have shaken things up.

[ He looks over at her at that. ] I can't think that way. I've been trying hard to keep my father's own fear from happening. That his fighting was all for nothing, just another war slowly starting. You know that people deserve to live in peace, but so do you. Eventually the fighting will end and it'll be worth everything you did.