Demetrius is as secretive and cold as his parents and has an extremely narrow circle of communication (in his case, these are other Imperial Scholars). Mysteriously, when Anya initially tries reading his mind, it is completely silent. When she does get to hear his thoughts, he thinks about how he does not understand people and that thinking about it is a waste of time, showing himself to be highly unsociable, even towards his family. Nevertheless, it is clear that he is a versatile genius