"Ran wants to know why other New World vampires have been tried and executed for crimes but ours haven't? After all, they want us dead, so …"

Alexis gave me a look as if I was stupid to ask, and Paul was the one to answer.

"To guarantee that your Council would have no sympathizers," Paul said. "By doing this, your Elders have made you out to be the enemy to every other Neratomay."

"Which is why no one has been sharing information with us …" Ran thought, ...