That's the difference, then. You think him a time bomb, but I know— and it is know, Newt, for I have probed his mind more deeply than he realizes, and know him almost as well as I know myself— that he isn't. I believe fully that he has control over himself. He's simply never had reason to bother before.
And yes, I know how that sounds. But the words serial killer have far less weight in our world than they did in the human one. My god, you and I toy with our prey more than he does, and relish their fear aside. He sticks to humans, for he knows that to disobey me on a rule like don't kill other vampires would mean I would drop him in an instant.
[Would she? Well, it depends on what vampire, and why he killed, but tonight is about broad strokes, not details.]
And really, Newt . . . I do like him. He is important to me, just as you are important to me. Both of you are going to have to reconcile that at some point. Be wary if you wish, and if you see something you think good to warn me over, by all means, but until then: you are both mine, and I refuse to give either of you up.
Do you know how often I've had to do this dance with him about you?
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And yes, I know how that sounds. But the words serial killer have far less weight in our world than they did in the human one. My god, you and I toy with our prey more than he does, and relish their fear aside. He sticks to humans, for he knows that to disobey me on a rule like don't kill other vampires would mean I would drop him in an instant.
[Would she? Well, it depends on what vampire, and why he killed, but tonight is about broad strokes, not details.]
And really, Newt . . . I do like him. He is important to me, just as you are important to me. Both of you are going to have to reconcile that at some point. Be wary if you wish, and if you see something you think good to warn me over, by all means, but until then: you are both mine, and I refuse to give either of you up.
Do you know how often I've had to do this dance with him about you?