"He doesn't hunt me," Ava corrects. "He's got his instincts under control. Only those who seek it out. Ethically sourced murder." And so that makes it better. Besides, she'd be a hypocrite to judge another killer too harshly when none of her own killings were consensual.

"You don't have to trust my answers. But you can use them as a reference point." But she starts heading toward the buffet anyway, in case the gargoyle wishes to follow along or not is her choice.