I know they can. Better than most people, probably.
[She'd trusted Tom more than anyone, completely and without question, and yet he'd done more damage to her and the people around them than most monsters she'd seen in her young life. No monster had ever caused her as much pain as he had, and even then, it wasn't his fault. He hadn't been malicious, but he'd still been-- he'd still done things, when otherwise he was as normal and unassuming as they came. Seemingly harmless and she'd still been an idiot to trust him.
It didn't make the case for trusting a vampire to be decent any more compelling.]
You don't have to talk down to me. I know.
[Monsters everywhere, real ones as well as those in sheep's clothing.]
So you can see why I'm not so hot on the idea of getting friendly with the literal kind. My hands are full enough already. Easier not to trust anyone, let alone Dracula.
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[She'd trusted Tom more than anyone, completely and without question, and yet he'd done more damage to her and the people around them than most monsters she'd seen in her young life. No monster had ever caused her as much pain as he had, and even then, it wasn't his fault. He hadn't been malicious, but he'd still been-- he'd still done things, when otherwise he was as normal and unassuming as they came. Seemingly harmless and she'd still been an idiot to trust him.
It didn't make the case for trusting a vampire to be decent any more compelling.]
You don't have to talk down to me. I know.
[Monsters everywhere, real ones as well as those in sheep's clothing.]
So you can see why I'm not so hot on the idea of getting friendly with the literal kind. My hands are full enough already. Easier not to trust anyone, let alone Dracula.