he felt her tension , and maybe a tingling of relief , as she shot him a quick glance before returning her attention to greer . '' well , you can just take yourself out of here , '' the chief said . '' we do n't need a reporter , and an outsider at that , snooping around at a time like this . '' '' i 'm a writer , not a
reporter

reckon he 's half right , seein ' as he done locked the door . '' you should thank me , '' gandy suggested helpfully . with an economical lift of brow gideon neatly indicated he did not see why this should be so , though he would be danged if he knew what glimmer of his thoughts he had let slip . '' it 's called ' protective custody ' , '' said
gandy

in fact , he 'd said she was n't broken . in their last conversation , he 'd made it sound as if she were leaving him because of his own disability-vampyrism . she stood , eyes unfocused , as she recalled the conversation she 'd had with him on that very topic , while they were dancing at teatro . was it fair for him to compare vampyrism to a
disability