You are blood of my blood and you will answer to me when I command.

The world you once knew is no more for you.

In tombs of gold and lapis lazuli
Bodies of holy men and women exude
Miraculous oil, odour of violet.
But under heavy loads of trampled clay
Lie bodies of the vampires full of blood;
Their shrouds are bloody and their lips are wet
("Oil and Blood")

No one is more enslaved than a slave who doesn't think they're enslaved.

The veneer of civilization fell away to reveal desperate animals, humanity at their worst.

She began to realize some decisions cannot be undone no matter how hard you try.