That Amadeus could understand and he didn't have any platitudes on how it would get better because it wouldn't and even if he did have them he wouldn't have used them. Despites how flippant and quick he could seem to be to dismiss things at times, Amadeus always said what he meant and covering things up with pretty lies had never been his style.
"It's been three hundred years since I was Embraced. I can remember the smells of the monstery. The sound of feet shuffling through the quiet hallways. What I can't remember is the names of my fellow brothers or recall their faces. Over the years they've just become faceless memories. Maybe it's part of our curse to remember the details of history but not those in it. Though I suppose there are Kindred who do. Ones who are a lot closer to their humanity than I am. The nature of the Beast and all that." Because in the end in it was the kine that they forgot wasn't it? Not the Kindred that they had met and had shaped their lives. Amadeus knew he'd never forget his sire even though she had died years ago. And he knew he'd never forget the one he loved and betrayed.
"Since day one I've never tried to fool myself into thinking I had become something other than what we are. But as I get older and slip farther and farther from the things that once made me human, I have to wonder if I'm not losing other things along the way."