Reaching over me, he lifted up the nazar on its chain. All his gifts were there, glittering like some pirate's treasure. It was where I took off all my jewelry at night and laid it out. There didn't need to be any other reasons.Дimitri's gaze moved past me to my bedside table. For the reputation it gives us and the satisfaction of knowing we're responsible for destroying that which others haven't been able to destroy for centuries.' I wasn't behaving like my usual scattered and high self. There I was, thinking like Victor Dashkov again. He gave me another odd look, and I was a bit startled myself. 'Or maybe they'd be better off with a change of leadership,' I said. 'There's also a benefit to unraveling Moroi leadership. His eyes narrowed slightly, apparently not liking the interruption. It creates fear, and fear makes people do foolish things. 'If we can still get to them through that, then what does it say? It means no one is safe. They get the best guardians, the best protection.' Yes, that was certainly true. In your old world, royalty are held above all others. A large part of hunting Moroi royalty is fear. Why is that? Why are the Strigoi fixated on killing the royal lines? We know they've-you've-been doing it, but why? What does it matter? Isn't a victim a victim-especially when plenty of Strigoi used to be royal Moroi?'

'Clearly not omniscient, or else Nathan wouldn't want information about her so badly. 'Being awakened gives you better senses and accessibility to the world. He shrugged slightly and put an arm around me. Except, I've been watching her regularly, and I've never seen her practice or even consider anything like that.' I don't know, an invisible hand shoved me out. I was seeing through her eyes like I usually do, and then some force. Like Nathan, he knew she was at the Academy. And yet only a moment ago, I'd wiped blood from his face-blood from some poor person whose life had been snuffed out within the last few hours, most likely. There was concern there-only a little-but it was there. The look in his eyes just then was more than simple curiosity. Grimacing, I rubbed it off with my finger. The shadows shifted on his face, and I caught the tiniest glimpse of dried blood near his mouth.

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