He can only imagine how difficult some of the changes the world has seen even in the last century have been for Silvio. Su-jin's hearing is better than the average human's but he's no wolf. It must be horrible, the way the world's grown so noisy.

"It hasn't always been easy. I wonder if that's why we don't encounter each other more." By 'we' he meant the longer-lived creatures of the world. "Maybe we're just supposed to retire to spooky old castles trying to relieve more familiar times."