And what of their opinion? Some people are content with the quiet life; it suffocates others. Would you wish those you love kept you safe at all costs? Would you thank them for doing so?

I could not, though they had the best intentions in the world.

Once, that would not have been so very long to us; now, it seems a great deal of time indeed. Then again, we have done a great deal of living in those few centuries. [He shakes his head.] It is strange from the other side as well- Men can do so much in so little time, when it suits them!

You use light as a weapon?