with their numbers so few , they would be required to use some non-conventional methods of repelling the vampires ( conventional methods being swords and teeth ) , none of which were ever shared with those with non-sapient transformations , and most certainly not with non-lycans , such as the traitorous minor-mage , siegfried , or even the conscripted normals who had the privilege of spending one night per lunar cycle in krynos ' grand castle.however , this time all needed to be informed .