How much there is to learn from everything Micolash says. Even if not all of it is applicable to his own world, or his own work, Viatorus finds it enlightening all the same. To learn of a whole other world and its peculiarities can only be inspiring. He could listen to Micolash talk all day.

Fear the Old Blood. With his eyes fixed on Micolash, Viatorus can't help but shudder with the shiver that runs down his spine. Whether its importance is warranted or not, Micolash certainly conveys it convincingly.

So by the time Micolash is finished, when Viatorus speaks he only manages a whisper. "What is the Old Blood? What does it do? Where does it come from?"