"Have you sworn yourself to her alone?" she asked, though she was fairly certain she already knew the answer. "As you said, she clings to many things from her former life...these things are important. They are the most important parts of who she is. Holding to them makes what she is more bearable to her. They separate her from monsters like myself. She needs this distance."
She met his eyes again. "Do not mistake it for a lack of acceptance of her condition. Rather, consider it an alternative experiment in what it means to be a vampire. We all have our own ways. This is hers."