[There's a shrug from the dhampir. Simple, yes, but right now that helps a myriad of anxieties.

Artistic vision though? That gets something close to a laugh. It comes out as a cough, like he's forgotten how to make the correct noise for laughing.]

High praise for throwing paint around for no reason. [No reason other than he can.]

It's that or risk those petty games, or else sit in that temple doing nothing at all.