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The White God materialized seconds after Jonny's poithdrew fros who acted as otiations and disputes, and the vareeted him The White God appeared pensive rather than happy about the Others being gone Jonny knehy before the words left his mouth "I know you'll want a truce to recover, but I'ree this time Not without strict terms"

"I wiped out your enemies I think some leeway is due," Jonny replied

"Even so … I think it's tireat deal to give you soot -"

"Before you dictate how I should doup his hands "I'inal Huinal Iotten by Jonny and Da his nails with the sharp tip of a knife, listening and quiet

"I'an "You leave er kill humans but continue to use them as a food source"

Dainal Huht and luminous eyes on Jonny "Your people are animals You can't teach an animal to respect its food"

"We're not aniinal Vamp Seven feet of solid ain, off-again th about this It's plausible"

"The kid can't do reed Tattooed and dark skinned, Jules was one of the White God's adopted brothers "Most of his vamps are dead"

Jonny tensed at the reminder of his failure to protect his people

"You want h to ensure they don't kill?" Damian asked

"Yes," Jonny replied "If one of mine kills a human, I'll discipline the vao for kill," Xander said, aood idea," the Grey God chionna like it"

"Then they will be disciplined," Jonny replied fir this or trying to trick me," Damian mused "I'reat deal of trial and error, with the eer stirred within Jonny He understood the concern after his first year or two of disastrous atte the vah to see his transforreat control Every bone in his body wanted him to tell the people before him to fuck off and walk away to do what he planned to anyway It was one thing to rule over the vamps, quite another to s the idea he was still viewed as incapable of handling his duty by outsiders whose opinions didn't matter to him Unfortunately, they also had power, and he was forced to be diplomatic rather than explain to them in no uncertain terms that his domain and his vamps were his to rule