Oh dear. Now Nancy's given him an opening.

"'In good conscience," he echoes, a little mockingly. "Conscience hasn't got anything to do with it; it's not a trait vampires put a lot of stock in. No matter how young we look." Cooper has very little sympathy from Joscelin in that regard. At least he had gone through puberty before his death.

"Having a conscience is a sure way to end up on the business end of a wooden stake or a silver bullet."