Mmm. As compared to humans, we might seem immortal, but it does exist. I've personally never met a vampire much more than a century older than me and anyone over five hundred would be extraordinary. The fact is that the older you get, the more your will to continue living plays a part in it.

[ She nods, that's the case, yes. ]

I'd only just realized in that dream I had last night that that wench Calera is her daughter.