"Horrid, indeed," he said, with some bitterness. Eric noted that he said he was going to burn. Had the young vampire been attempting to bring the final death upon himself? It reminded him too much of Godric - it was insanity to crave death, and he'd never quite been able to forgive his maker for leaving him behind.

"I have to disagree," he said, shaking his head. "Law is a requirement. Chaos is something we cannot afford to have. Without the law, the young ones would slaughter countless humans without reproach, and then we would be hunted in the day. Now that they know about us, we must behave."