Some of them are, yes. While others are created by other vampires. [ Mages did a lot of stupid things in the name of reaching the Root. It was why he was sensible in not pursuing it. Even if he wasn’t the kind of mage with the potential, and hadn’t gotten himself invested in another likely futile goal. ]

Is that the case…? I suppose there are some similarities between worlds then. [ Which was interesting to consider, though he wasn’t aware she was being rude about that. How was he to know?

The question gets a brief nod, taking a moment to wring out a cloth before he continued cleaning up a shelf. ]

Ah, for example, the Dead Apostle I know, Zepia Eltnam Atlasia, is able to use an ability known as Memory Partitioning to an incredibly advanced degree compared to others. He’s become capable of calculating what seems like countless possibilities for reality. He refers to them as scripts as though from a play, and while he’s uncertain which scripts will be followed instead of cut, he can be quite accurate and prepared for potential outcomes.

When I met him, he already knew I’d be arriving, but only in one or two scripts did I arrive with my sister Reines, so he wasn’t sure if she would appear or not.

[ It did make it difficult for some people to follow the man, though…]