This story takes place in the 1800s somewhere in Europe. Michiel is a vampire who has been around for centuries. He was turned sometime before the plague. Michiel is a lonesome vampire, spending his life inside his castle simply observing the stars. He sometimes will kidnap people on the roads when he gets hungry, but he mostly never leaves his castle. Michiel has a garden where he grows a bunch of blue roses. In this garden, he often spends time observing the sky.