"Oh, no one asks for it. It is just expected. That is how we are. Or...should be." Considering how invasive and blasé he was about airing Abysa's private...well, privates, this might seem a golden rule Micolash struggles with despite being raised with it. "Secrets are just part and parcel for our culture. Everyone holds them; parents, children, the church, the schools, the Great Ones. Ah, but that is why discovery is so thrilling! Uncovering truths is the heart of being a scholar.

"It is simply how things have always been. We do not care for outsiders, nor outliers. Sticking out, being where you shouldn't. All of it is. Heavily discouraged." Hmm. Considering how odd Micolash behaves, one could continue to wonder how well he adhered to these standards. If at all. Where'd he fit into the structure of Yharnam society? "And the suffering of others is-...Ah, but you must remain impartial. With the way Yharnam had become, to feel the pain of all the others is to invite madness. Soul sickness. Not with the Beast Plague about and rampant."