A simple mistake none could fault you for. How were you to know the creature was somewhat sentient?

[It is a brilliant mind. Vayne approves of it. He's also providing an excuse, albeit one that sickens him, to whisk away the issues.]

I rather dislike the idea that you must apologize for something as trivial as research on an animal. Were it Hume, would be another matter, but this...

Nevertheless, in the end, we shall forge the path to a better future, where man determines his own destiny, without the shackles of false gods or outdated notions.