Vampire State of Mind (2012)
“My first indication of this was, as I went to leave the flat to walk to the office, Sil fell into step beside me. Or tried to, but the overall effect must have been that of the trial run of a push-pull device.
‘Go away.’ ‘You want my protection.’ ‘Ah, but “quod custodiet ipsos custodes?”’ Sil gave me a pained look.
‘“Who guards the guards”?’ ‘Yes, I know what it means, Jessica. And it’s “quis”. Not “quod”. I may have a demon, but I also have a classical education.’ ‘Ah, so you’ll know t...hat saying about vampires, then.’ I accelerated and managed to put a few strides between us.
‘Which saying?’ He caught up, effortlessly.
‘That they should piss off and leave me alone.’ ‘Very funny.’ He fell back a few steps, his big, black coat swirling around his ankles like an enthusiastic dog on its first walk of the day. ‘Anyway, get used to it. You have my protection for as long as Malfaire is still around.’ ‘I’m surprised Zan can spare you for babysitting duties.MoreLess
‘Go away.’ ‘You want my protection.’ ‘Ah, but “quod custodiet ipsos custodes?”’ Sil gave me a pained look.
‘“Who guards the guards”?’ ‘Yes, I know what it means, Jessica. And it’s “quis”. Not “quod”. I may have a demon, but I also have a classical education.’ ‘Ah, so you’ll know t...hat saying about vampires, then.’ I accelerated and managed to put a few strides between us.
‘Which saying?’ He caught up, effortlessly.
‘That they should piss off and leave me alone.’ ‘Very funny.’ He fell back a few steps, his big, black coat swirling around his ankles like an enthusiastic dog on its first walk of the day. ‘Anyway, get used to it. You have my protection for as long as Malfaire is still around.’ ‘I’m surprised Zan can spare you for babysitting duties.MoreLess
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