A necessity. The pursuit of science requires a mind prepared to meet and overcome repeated failures, as well as an unwillingness to back down from one's chosen course. As for what-

Like I had any way of knowing you'd wake up an abomination? Tell them about how you ran off and started a cult, then. How many people came to you for help, only for you to tear their minds apart? A hundred, maybe a couple hundred?

[Viktor stopped abruptly before answering Vakama's question, shooting an acidic glare at the thing with his partner's face, then snapped:] Promiňte. Doufám, že mi odpustíte.

[Whatever he'd said, Jayce's scowl turned to something edged with fury.]

So what? You think you can just apologize, and-

Be silent. [Still, he did not raise his voice in the slightest. Metal ground in an undercurrent of fury, the hand on his staff gripping it so tightly the steel almost sounded as if it was beginning to creak.] How stupid do you believe I am? To understand that without hesitation--you are nothing but a delusion of my own fractured mind.

You are not Jayce Talis. Get out of my sight.

[The apparation flickered as if startled, and--t least for the moment--faded.]