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«Send him in,» I said.
«You think that's a good idea?» Wicked asked. He managed to keep his voice neutral.
«It'd be easier not to see him,» I said.
«Then why see him?» Wicked said.
«Because it would be easier.»
«That makes no sense.»
«It makes sense to me,» Truth said.
I looked up at the other vampire. We exchanged a long look. He understood why I had to turn Joseph away in person: because if I couldn't look him in the eye and tell him the truth, then maybe it was the wrong thing to do. I had to see him, to know whether I could stand by and let nature take its course with the lions in our city. The lions weren't my problem, damn it. They had betrayed us. They would have let us all die. Their moral superiority had been worth more to them than the lives of our vampires. I wouldn't cause them harm, but I was done stepping in and saving them. Or that's what I told myself when I told Graham to open the door.