"It should," he insists, "that is the way the law works. Bending it otherwise would cause an outcry, not just from those like you -- but from everyone. Sylvia Redbright is not the sole maker of laws. The Night Council has other members, some... perhaps more sympathetic than her."

Which is, perhaps, something he should be careful about discussing but... equally, it is true. Surely it is easy enough for others to find out, too, if they were to have researched? If they have already? It is not overstepping to say that much, he thinks. He hopes.