There's a minute pause as Riley turns the question over in his head. And the he turns the young vampire's way with a smile. For someone with such a reputation, it must be unnerving, how painfully human he appears and moves to you.

"The world is a rather large place, Mr. Turner." A beat. "The Vigil is spreading, but statistics are not generally in our favor. Fifty years and then some is a painfully short span of time to allow change and practice to take root."

It is not easy, reshaping the mindset of an entire world. It is an uphill battle at best, a full-out war at worst.

"When you put into consideration that most vampires live as functional immortals, you can and should expect resistance when the status quo is challenged."