Oh yes. Louis is tougher than he looks. You know I agree about that. As for that dead horse... he refused Lestat the Dark Gift precisely BECAUSE he loves him. Because he is devoted enough to actually care about the possibility of saving his soul (which Lestat may not believe in, but that's beside the point) MORE than about giving him what he wants just because he wants it. It may be misguided, but it's pretty tough and selfless, especially considering it means they might never see each other again...
Which sort of ties in to the question of maintaining friendship or family bonds from "beyond the grave". I think this would also depend on how much you cared about the ones you left behind. Cutting off all contact might be tougher for you, but possibly also more merciful for them - because you couldn't really maintain the charade of "playing human" for very long, and sooner or later you would have to fake your death anyway, or just disappear without a trace and risk them losing their minds with worry (I'm thinking of Nicolas here). I think if I truly loved someone, I would rather believe them dead than know they are somewhere far away and all I'm ever going to see of them are gifts or money sent through the mail. That would make me feel like they don't give a shit and are just trying to appear magnanimous for their own sake. Just saying...
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Which sort of ties in to the question of maintaining friendship or family bonds from "beyond the grave". I think this would also depend on how much you cared about the ones you left behind. Cutting off all contact might be tougher for you, but possibly also more merciful for them - because you couldn't really maintain the charade of "playing human" for very long, and sooner or later you would have to fake your death anyway, or just disappear without a trace and risk them losing their minds with worry (I'm thinking of Nicolas here). I think if I truly loved someone, I would rather believe them dead than know they are somewhere far away and all I'm ever going to see of them are gifts or money sent through the mail. That would make me feel like they don't give a shit and are just trying to appear magnanimous for their own sake. Just saying...