[That's more involved than he's ever understood siring to be - certainly more of a give and take than how Toby described his own siring to be like. As far as he understands it, that connection only went as far as linking Ivor and Toby to the extent that Ivor had known when he'd died but little else.

This version is romantic in a macabre sort of way, even with the word 'grafted' thrown in.]

Then if I'm understanding you right, if you sired more humans, theoretically there's a chance you'd continue to become even more human in feeling? Gain more feeling? [Interesting.]

So you're the same, but you've also become more because of her, [he reasons, thoughtfully.]