August was startled into a smile. "You know, Mrs. Selwyn," he said, "You have a more nuanced view of the situation than - oh, almost anyone else who's talked to me about it." Either vampires were universally bad and August was wasting his time; or, vampires were not universally bad but August was a bleeding heart and ruining his reputation; or, standing up for one vampire was a stand-in for standing up for all beings and half-breeds and Galina was a martyr.

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