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The Harlequin :: Гамильтон Лорел
Страница: 5 из 330Of course, Iwas the only vampire hunter who was also dating her Master of the City. Most saw it as a conflict of interest. Frankly, so did I, but there wasn't much I could do about it.
«You do not argue with me,» Malcolm said.
«I can't decide if you think I'm a civilizing influence on Jean-Claude, or a bad one.»
«I saw you once as his victim, Anita. Now I am no longer certain who is the victim, and who the victimizer.»
«Should I be offended?»
He just looked at me.
«The last time I was in your church you called me evil, and accused me of black magic. You called Jean-Claude immoral, and me his whore, or something like that.»
«You were trying to take away one of my people to be killed with no trial. You shot him to death on the church grounds.»
«He was a serial killer. I had an order of execution for everyone involved in those crimes.»
«All the vampires, you mean.»
«Are you implying that humans or shapeshifters were involved?»
«No, but if they had been, you would never have been allowed to shoot them to death with the police helping you do it.»
«I've had warrants for shapeshifters before.»
«But those are rare, Anita, and there are no orders of execution for humans.»
«The death penalty still exists, Malcolm.»
«After a trial, and years of appeals, if you are human.»
«What do you want from me, Malcolm?»
«I want justice.»
«The law isn't about justice, Malcolm. It's about the law.»
«She did not do the crime she is accused of, as our wandering brother Avery Seabrook was innocent of the crime you sought him for.» He called any of his church group who joined Jean-Claude «wanderers.» The fact that Avery, the vampire, had a last name meant he was very recently dead, and that he was an American vampire. Vampires normally only had one name, like Madonna or Cher, and only one vamp per country could have that name. Duels were fought over the right to use names. Until now, until America. We had vampires with last names, unheard of.
«I cleared Avery. Legally, I didn't have to.»
«No, you could have shot him dead, found out your mistake later, and suffered nothing under the law.»
«I did not write this law, Malcolm, I just carry it out.»
«Vampires did not write this law either, Anita.»
«That's true, but no human can mesmerize other humans so that they help in their own kidnappings. Humans can't fly off with their victims in their arms.
«You do not argue with me,» Malcolm said.
«I can't decide if you think I'm a civilizing influence on Jean-Claude, or a bad one.»
«I saw you once as his victim, Anita. Now I am no longer certain who is the victim, and who the victimizer.»
«Should I be offended?»
He just looked at me.
«The last time I was in your church you called me evil, and accused me of black magic. You called Jean-Claude immoral, and me his whore, or something like that.»
«You were trying to take away one of my people to be killed with no trial. You shot him to death on the church grounds.»
«He was a serial killer. I had an order of execution for everyone involved in those crimes.»
«All the vampires, you mean.»
«Are you implying that humans or shapeshifters were involved?»
«No, but if they had been, you would never have been allowed to shoot them to death with the police helping you do it.»
«I've had warrants for shapeshifters before.»
«But those are rare, Anita, and there are no orders of execution for humans.»
«The death penalty still exists, Malcolm.»
«After a trial, and years of appeals, if you are human.»
«What do you want from me, Malcolm?»
«I want justice.»
«The law isn't about justice, Malcolm. It's about the law.»
«She did not do the crime she is accused of, as our wandering brother Avery Seabrook was innocent of the crime you sought him for.» He called any of his church group who joined Jean-Claude «wanderers.» The fact that Avery, the vampire, had a last name meant he was very recently dead, and that he was an American vampire. Vampires normally only had one name, like Madonna or Cher, and only one vamp per country could have that name. Duels were fought over the right to use names. Until now, until America. We had vampires with last names, unheard of.
«I cleared Avery. Legally, I didn't have to.»
«No, you could have shot him dead, found out your mistake later, and suffered nothing under the law.»
«I did not write this law, Malcolm, I just carry it out.»
«Vampires did not write this law either, Anita.»
«That's true, but no human can mesmerize other humans so that they help in their own kidnappings. Humans can't fly off with their victims in their arms.