"Well that perspective is mostly just held up by the older vampires who actually participated in the war that separated Gaius. Remember, it was the mages who ultimately won against my kind. Some of those vampires are still sore about it and tried to pass on their views on to my generation, but not many of us took it to heart. As far as I can tell," Aloise said, "You didn't do anything to me, and I didn't do anything to you, so why should there be a problem?"<br/><br/>Aloise put his hands behind his head and leaned back, smiling a bit. "Basically, I can understand in theory why you would be so upset about what I am, but for me... this is normal. I grew up around other vampires, and people who were used to sharing towns and cities with vampires. So while I get it in theory... I don't really get it." He turned and looked at her. "Is it really that big a deal? To you, or where you're from?"