Joel Garland

Joel Garland was an widowed old man who took care of a rose garden. A vampire resides with him, but he didn't have the sight and was unable to see her.

Background
His wife from an arranged marriage died early, leaving him to tend to the rose garden. While watering this garden, his eyes, briefly, saw a girl of silver hair and otherworldly beauty -- a Leannan vampire who stayed with him thereafter. Through his life, he kept the image of her, yearning to see her again, and writing a short story about their short meeting.