I'm placing you under arrest for murder, conspiracy to commit murder and, I don't know, possibly littering.
Derek LandyWe donโt need a cure,โ the other zombie said. โThatโs right,โ Scapegrace nodded. โWeโre happy the way we are.โ โHappy with the power,โ Scapegrace clarified. โVery happy, just the two of us, and thereโs nothing wrong with us either. Itโs very natural in fact. Nothing to be ashamed ofโโ โThrasher,โ said Scapegrace, โshut up.
Derek LandyIt's really not as bad as it sounds. I was attacked by a shark once, back when I was alive. Well, not so much a shark as a rather large fish. And not so much attacked as looked at menacingly. But it had murder in its eyes, that fish. I knew, in that instant, if our roles had been reversed and the fish had been holding the fishing pole and I had been the one to be caught, it wouldn't hesitate a moment before eating me. So I cooked it and ate before it had a chance to turn the tables.
Derek LandyEvery human being who has ever lived has the same potential in them for good and evil. Mortal or sorcerer, it doesn't matter. Power has a way of bringing out the worst in people. Mevolent. Serpine. Hitler. Lord Vile. Darquesse. We're all the same." "You just put me on a list with Hitler." "You're going to start sulking again, aren't you?
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