Elliot looked away. "Humans who stumble upon this town, who don't know what they're getting into, get stuck here. It's captivity. Even those who love to serve us are aware that there is no freedom. Those who serve vampires willingly also know that freedom is of no importance to them. But how could you possibly explain that to someone who doesn't see things through our eyes, Nathaniel? The church's eyes. You know you can't convince everyone and those who will never see the truth are those who see this as captivity. There is no avoiding that." Elliot adored Nathaniel, he really really did, but the delusions were always something that caught him off guard at times-- Nathaniel was too far gone and moments like these were moments Elliot never wanted to encounter. Lying through his teeth became difficult the more attached he got to his human.