"Immortality?" Micolash looks briefly confused, then shakes his head. "No, no. Nothing so passé. To become timeless as They are is only a side effect of the true end. And that is Insight. Understanding. I am goaded only by pursuit of the deepest knowledge, the most profound perception. All I do is for the sake of mind and eyes." His hand twists at the wrist, switching position on the upheld thumb and forefinger. "Those two...sometimes interchangeable."