In a soliloquy, the vampire tells his grandfather that he is sorry for what he has done, and that he will dedicate his life to him. He explains that he was blinded by his desire to be loved by his grandfather. He admits that he has ruined everything in the family because of the bastard, and he begs his grandfather to forgive him. The patriarch tells the vampire that his ancestors were human beings, but that they were not as different from humans as they seem. The vampire, he says, is proof of this. He asks the patriarch to capture him and kill him, but the patriarch refuses, saying that he can't do so because he is the vampire's father. He says that he wants to be acknowledged, loved, and loved like his grandfather, but he cannot kill him because he's his father.