[Quietly, he watches Jonas sit up, partially because he's a watchful person and partially to make sure Jonas doesn't tip forward and land face-first in the dirt below. Humans should have compliments, he thinks. Their humanity is strangely precious to him. An incredibly fragile thing, gone in the blink of an eye to someone like him. Full of a weakness that could get them killed.

Yet here they are, persisting. Living on. Often caring for each other.]

It's him, [he confirms, still watching Jonas through his lashes. For a long moment, he's quiet, like he won't say anymore. But then he says:] If he's gone, vampires will finally die out. Humans will have a second chance to rebuild in the world they had previously destroyed.