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Incubus Dreams :: Гамильтон Лорел
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I nodded, as if I really understood how they could possibly clear an entire condo, the size of a small house, in less than a minute.
“Fine, you don’t think you need me to help with the vampires, fine.”
He blinked again, and he couldn’t hide the fact that I’d caught him off guard a second time in almost as many minutes. “You’ll wait outside?”
“What happens to your speed record, if you have to treat the vampires like human beings?” I asked.
“They’re legal citizens, that makes them human beings.”
“Yeah, but can you clear the place in less than a minute if you have to take the time to subdue maybe upwards of seven vampires, at least one a master? If you think I’ll slow you down, Hudson, trust me, they’ll slow you down a lot more than I will.”
Melbourne spoke over Hudson’s shoulder, “We’ve been green-lighted. Everything vampire in there is target.”
I shook my head and looked at Melbourne, as if Hudson wasn’t still looming over me. “When warrants of execution first came into existence, one of the main concerns was that they would turn the police of this country into nothing more than fucking assassins, so the warrants are worded very carefully. If the legal executioner is with you and we are in danger then you may use any and all means to execute this warrant, but if the legal executioner is not with you, then the warrant is not in effect.” I turned back to look at Hudson, and I was beginning to get a little angry, at last. Good, that was better than tears. “Which means if you go in without me and shoot any damn body, that you’ll be up on review, or leave, or some motherfucking shit. Hesitate against vampires, and you risk your life and the lives of your men. Don’t hesitate against the vampires, and you may lose your job, your pension, or even see jail time. Depends on the judge, the lawyer, the political climate of the city at the time of the incident.” I was almost smiling, because I was telling the absolute truth.
Hudson gave a smile that was more snarl than anything. “Or we can just sit this one out and let you take the order of execution all on your own little shoulders. How’d that be? You go in by yourself.”
I laughed, and it surprised him again, made him back up.
“Killian,” I said, turning to look for him. He came up to me, sort of hesitating, glancing at his sergeant.
I nodded, as if I really understood how they could possibly clear an entire condo, the size of a small house, in less than a minute.
“Fine, you don’t think you need me to help with the vampires, fine.”
He blinked again, and he couldn’t hide the fact that I’d caught him off guard a second time in almost as many minutes. “You’ll wait outside?”
“What happens to your speed record, if you have to treat the vampires like human beings?” I asked.
“They’re legal citizens, that makes them human beings.”
“Yeah, but can you clear the place in less than a minute if you have to take the time to subdue maybe upwards of seven vampires, at least one a master? If you think I’ll slow you down, Hudson, trust me, they’ll slow you down a lot more than I will.”
Melbourne spoke over Hudson’s shoulder, “We’ve been green-lighted. Everything vampire in there is target.”
I shook my head and looked at Melbourne, as if Hudson wasn’t still looming over me. “When warrants of execution first came into existence, one of the main concerns was that they would turn the police of this country into nothing more than fucking assassins, so the warrants are worded very carefully. If the legal executioner is with you and we are in danger then you may use any and all means to execute this warrant, but if the legal executioner is not with you, then the warrant is not in effect.” I turned back to look at Hudson, and I was beginning to get a little angry, at last. Good, that was better than tears. “Which means if you go in without me and shoot any damn body, that you’ll be up on review, or leave, or some motherfucking shit. Hesitate against vampires, and you risk your life and the lives of your men. Don’t hesitate against the vampires, and you may lose your job, your pension, or even see jail time. Depends on the judge, the lawyer, the political climate of the city at the time of the incident.” I was almost smiling, because I was telling the absolute truth.
Hudson gave a smile that was more snarl than anything. “Or we can just sit this one out and let you take the order of execution all on your own little shoulders. How’d that be? You go in by yourself.”
I laughed, and it surprised him again, made him back up.
“Killian,” I said, turning to look for him. He came up to me, sort of hesitating, glancing at his sergeant.