[Xellos doesn't put up a fight to this manhandling, letting himself get dragged along like some wayward animal. it doesn't stop him from chattering on.]

Well, it's curious, isn't it? The term transcends borders between worlds but not the actual meaning? Is a vampire just a guy who doesn't mind biting people, then? That'd put you in the company of most people under the age of five!

[at the threshold of the door, he suddenly lifts his staff and holds it out horizontally to catch the entrance and lock himself in place.]

Ooh, wait! Shapeshifting?