After more promises from Armand that he won’t hurt Nicki, Lestat and Gabrielle leave Paris. They visit various places in Europe, Russia, Greece, and Turkey, eventually reaching Cairo. Lestat leaves messages for Marius wherever they go, and they occasionally encounter other vampires. They witness some beautiful sabbaths in Rome, but the coven there also sleeps in a cemetery. The vampires are young enough to consider Armand to be old, which disappoints Lestat. Roget and Eleni write letters about the theater’s growing success. Eleni and Armand struggle to control Nicki, but manage to keep him producing music for the shows.

Lestat consumes as much art and culture as he can from across the world. He is especially interested in the myth of Osiris and Typhon, believing that Typhon was a vampire. Gabrielle disagrees and spends her time alone exploring. Lestat writes his thoughts and questions to Marius in stone.

Gabrielle spends more and more time alone, which frustrates Lestat. They argue about Lestat’s concern over their family and other humans. She wants to leave all of humanity behind and roam in nature. They visit haunted houses and have a few sightings of spirits, but gain no real answers about the spirits.