I heard about that too. [Given his time as a novice, one full of decisions and impatience, how would he not? He's researched heavily on the subject, especially when he declined to continue with his previous maker to move on to Ash.]

You'll have to remember that the maker has to provide blood, though. Vampires we may be, we still have a limited amount of that in our bodies. [Not to mention, the mental and emotional burden on the maker...

Yes, Norton wants to have many novices under his wing, but he's not unaware of the potential issues.]

In the end, it's up to the individual maker and their novice, isn't it? They know their body and their brat better'n anyone.