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           "Hisvoicewaswry."Ifyoudidn’tsmellsoappallinglyluscious,hemightnothavebothered.ButwhenIdefendedyou...well,thatmadeitalotworse.He’snotusedtobeingthwarted,nomatterhowinsignificanttheobject.Hethinksofhimselfasahunterandnothingelse.Hisexistenceisconsumedwithtracking,andachallengeisallheasksoflife.Suddenlywe’vepresentedhimwithabeautifulchallenge-alargeclanofstrongfightersallbentonprotectingtheonevulnerableelement.Youwouldn’tbelievehoweuphoricheisnow.It’shisfavoritegame,andwe’vejustmadeithismostexcitinggameever."Histonewasfullofdisgust.

           Hepausedamoment.

           "ButifIhadstoodby,hewouldhavekilledyourightthen,"hesaidwithhopelessfrustration.

           "Ithought...Ididn’tsmellthesametotheothers...asIdotoyou,"Isaidhesitantly.

           "Youdon’t.Butthatdoesn’tmeanthatyouaren’tstillatemptationtoeveryoneofthem.Ifyouhadappealedtothetracker-oranyofthem-thesamewayyouappealtome,itwouldhavemeantafightrightthere."

           Ishuddered.

           "Idon’tthinkIhaveanychoicebuttokillhimnow,"hemuttered."Carlislewon’tlikeit."

           Icouldhearthetirescrossthebridge,thoughIcouldn’tseetheriverinthedark.Iknewweweregettingclose.Ihadtoaskhimnow.

           "Howcanyoukillavampire?"

           Heglancedatmewithunreadableeyesandhisvoicewassuddenlyharsh."Theonlywaytobesureistotearhimtoshreds,andthenburnthepieces."

           "Andtheothertwowillfightwithhim?"

           "Thewomanwill.