"Do they actually think it's going to make a difference? That Cesare Borgia's going to look out his window and say 'golly gee whiz, better resign right now because these people don't seem to like vampires very much?'" Joscelin raises an eyebrow. "Nothing will change."

He still doesn't feel quite comfortable about teasing her, even six months after...the unpleasantness, but it's second nature at this point. And who's to argue against that? "Apparently not."