Cesare holds up a hand and bows his head slightly.

"My apologies. This conversation is unbecoming for us both. It's late. I'm sure you're hungry and don't want to be talking about government policy with some old man."

Cesare himself needs to find himself someone to eat, though he isn't quite as kind as Thomas. Cesare is a traditionalist, believing that he signed up to drink humans dry and that it's par the course. Killing others is just what happens when you're a vampire. That's just how it is. Control isn't exactly Cesare's strong suit, not that he's ever much tried it.