Private
Ooooh, I suppose that will have to suffice. (Were we face to face, this would be in a teasing tone.)
There comes a time where you simply just become too old... And the youngers begin to fear you. Ancient vampires are the stuff of legends. When they find you exist, some want to avoid you. Others want to kill you to take your power. Even more think that a living ancient is an omen of doom, that the end of the world will be coming.
As kind as any God can be to a mere mortal. His wife and consorts had much gentler hands. Once, without thinking, I called the Queen 'mother' and I had to beg forgiveness for the familiarity. The other servants had such looks of fear in their eyes. But she just pet my hair and gently reminded against such things.