372 Don't jinx it

"I thought you all knew this, but I suppose I must spell it out for you. Without this prince right here," Alexander pointed at Zeke, "without this prince you dared to call a 'halfling,' the vampire race would have neared extinction. You all would be hiding and living like notorious criminals, hunted or used, and this country would have been erased from the map. You need to grasp that what I support isn't this country or vampires; I support Zeke's ideals because I agree and believe in them. That's all there is to it. So don't delude yourselves into thinking I'll come rushing to save you when things go bad. Honestly, it's absurd how none of you seem to realize that there's no one here who cares as deeply about vampires and this country as Zeke. Are you all blind or simply foolish? Now, if you still don't understand what I'm saying, then I suppose…"