Yes, I know, [ he says, waving a hand as if this is all very banal to him. An affectation, an attempt to keep it all together by reverting to old ways. ] Our forgotten step-siblings do look a little worse for wear.
[ The understatement of several centuries. They look like death. No, they look like something worse than death. Undoubtedly, they've all begged to be killed by now. To starve a vampire is one of the worst things one can do. At least a mortal person's suffering eventually ends. ]
Well, don't you worry your pretty little heads. Your big brother has come to—
[ Abruptly, he trails off. What has he come to do? If he frees them, they might run amok in the city. He could kill them, put them out of their misery. The thought is both appealing and appalling at once. It would be nice to rid the world of the living proof of his shame, but picturing himself doing it feels... dark. ]
Ah. [ Unconsciously, he glances back at Iorveth, as if looking for guidance. He catches himself and snaps forward again. ] To take care of this little problem.
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[ The understatement of several centuries. They look like death. No, they look like something worse than death. Undoubtedly, they've all begged to be killed by now. To starve a vampire is one of the worst things one can do. At least a mortal person's suffering eventually ends. ]
Well, don't you worry your pretty little heads. Your big brother has come to—
[ Abruptly, he trails off. What has he come to do? If he frees them, they might run amok in the city. He could kill them, put them out of their misery. The thought is both appealing and appalling at once. It would be nice to rid the world of the living proof of his shame, but picturing himself doing it feels... dark. ]
Ah. [ Unconsciously, he glances back at Iorveth, as if looking for guidance. He catches himself and snaps forward again. ] To take care of this little problem.
[ A beat. ]
One way or another.