"Or maybe men are more reckless," Juliana responded, though she didn't really believe that. It was only a bridge to what she actually wanted to say, which was: "The papers only report on werewolves at all when something goes wrong."

What she meant by that line was that the press coverage was really not helping anyone, because it gave the public an unfair view of what those with lycanthropy were actually like. The only time anyone heard about a werewolf at all it was in connection with a murder. There had not, for example, been anything about Topaz Urquart in the news for years, because she had been quietly following the rules and leading an exemplary life. She did understand, however, that another full moon come and gone and dozens of werewolves failed to murder or maul anyone would not make for particularly good headlines.