"It is a fine line, I would agree", Bert said seriously. "A line that the school's rules keep us right at. It's a line that most of us are uneasy with at times, myself included. But this is where I want to be, for now, so I follow the school's rules."
"I mean the blood supply given to us here. That's one way to get by. There are other ways too. Animals, for one."