Circus of the Damned

It was an hour until dawn. What harm could Jean-Claude do in an hour? Better not to ask

Class is nothing, Larry. This is the real thing. Reading about it doesn't prepare you for it."

Never forget that they are monsters; no matter how human they look, they aren't. Don't take off your cross, don't let them touch you, and don't stare directly into their eyes."

The law says innocent until proven guilty, but the truth is, if you see enough pain and death, it's guilty until proven innocent

Nice to know that not every talent came equally with time. Ancient wasn't everything

I knelt beside him. And before I could stop myself, the stupid question popped out. "Are you all right?"

His eyes raised to me through a mask of blood. He finally said, "Nothing a few stitches wouldn't cure." He was trying to make a joke. I wanted to hug him and promise the worst was over. Never make promises you can't keep

I had all the time in the world to decide whether to betray Larry, or die. Never give anyone to the monsters; it's a rule. I opened my mouth and screamed, "Run!"

Larry had had his first taste of my world. The only question was, would he want a second dose, or would he run? Run or go, stay or fight, age-old questions

He'd met the dragon, a little dragon as dragons go, but once you've seen violence, you're never the same again. The first time you have to decide, live or die, us or them, it changes you forever. No going back.

Survival is the name of the game, Larry. If you can't deal with that, find another business to be in."