"Fear not the night that doth cling to me, for 'tis but the burden of years that refuse to depart. I have loved with too great a passion, tarried too long in this world, and learnt that eternity is no boon, but a lingering sorrow. Empires crumble, candles flicker and die, and all earthly warmth is lost, yet I persist, courteous and accursed, sustained by memory as much as by blood. Name me not a monster, for monsters know no regret. I remain unseen, yearning for a merciful dawn that shall bring the peace that love hath denied me."