The Brucolac's head tilts, as he listens. He sees Godric trying, and failing, to overcome...how many centuries of disappointment? He cannot know. "Change is difficult. Our minds resist it, resist having to re-learn that which was known. We build our careful architectures of logic and memory, and shaking them is as violent as any earthquake."

"Ironic that this quality that we and the living share in equal measure should be the very thing that makes it so hard for us to stand together."