( He shakes his head. )

... I've tried, but... it doesn't. I used to drink vampire blood, and that worked until recently, but...

( He trails off. Like a drug, the body builds tolerance - and humanoid blood is, unfortunately, the greatest high there is. Probably a fortunate turn of events for Malice, though. )

... It's meant to be a curse. If there were a humane way around it... I guess it wouldn't be much of one.