"Mitchell, you are makin' my head spin in circles right now," Sookie breathed, watching as he circled around her, keeping her gaze on him, even as he pointed in her direction, hurling accusations right back at her, with twice the vitriol. "If you could stand in my shoes, take a look at the way you're acting, it is not normal, it hasn't been normal in a long time. You go drinking more often, which, y'know, I don't take huge issue with, but I know that it's one of the ways that you use to avoid stress and... and talking about things. And now that you're telling me that you're not nervous, but you've got a right to act nervous, and maybe vampires would rise up if they sensed a threat from humans, but no, they'd usually clean up better? Which is it?"

Pressing her lips together, Sookie exhaled again, eyes falling shut. If vampires really did see the human attack as a threat, why didn't they just target the religious factions? Or, if they thought killing innocents would make a greater impact (but even then, Sookie thought that it was surely a dangerous move; humans always outnumbered vampires, and humans were capable of moving in droves, and nothing got them up in arms than getting to point a finger and villainize someone), then wouldn't it make sense for the display of violence to be left public, as a warning sign, to strike fear in the hearts of the populace?

"It still feels like you're covering something up."