[That's the crux of it, isn't it? As long as you're providing a particular need, whether it's simple entertainment or something more, you aren't going to be tossed in the trash. Anyone who has a more optimistic view is fooling themselves.]

I wouldn't call it that.

[After all, his Maker had no say in him turning up at the orphanage in the first place, and it had been the bastards running the place who first noticed him, not anyone from the Silver Court. He just showed up when the experiments had started, met Yuri, and encouraged everyone to continue.

It feels like it was a lifetime ago, even though for a vampire it would've felt like yesterday.]

I don't think this was always the plan, he just has a talent for pulling success out of failure.

[(And find a way to ruin lives in the process, but details.)

He's looking up at Lamorak, inclining his head slightly.]

What's your Maker like?