"I would agree with you." He remarked, if he could stay here all the time he had no doubt that he would. "Politics are always the same where ever you go. The more land, resources, money, power... When it comes down to it, the end result is always people coveting things they cannot bring with them to their graves." He shrugged. He didn't have a particular interest in those things, he simply wished to live as he pleased, to see various things, to tend to those he cared for. But perhaps to other vampires who lived so long, who eventually became so fickle... A life as bland as the one he desired just didn't suit them.<br/><br/>As he was asked about the contracts the mood did seem to lighten some from the human's perspective. "It varies depending on the contract and those agreeing on it. For instance, many of the familiars in Sol's family think of their contract holders as their servants or the like. In my family it is the vampires who view the familiars as the servants." He explained. "The contracts themselves also vary, though they are typically kept private between then two. Usually the familiar agrees to a request of the contractor, while the contractor gives the familiar something in exchange. The contracts can be rewritten or the familiar can require continual energy given to them in order to fulfill their end of the agreement." It was probably sounding a bit complicated, but at its heart it was simply variable.<br/><br/>"In the case of Levi, I hadn't initially intended to for a contract with it. However, it makes for a pleasant companion and I eventually had a request I wished it to grant. It has served me well thus far." He said. The small creature may not have been as powerful as some, but Cal didn't require it to be for what he wished of from it. And he had time as well to wait for it to grow stronger... Even if he wasn't exactly sure how much time that would be. Though, before long they reached the clearing with their destination, the stairs laying under a slight glow from the rising moon. It was surely a pleasant sight in the night, if one that might be eerie to some.