[It's been a long time since she's bitten someone. Rayna remembers the mania that overtook Alexander when he started feeding from humans. She rationalizes it as his guilt getting the best of him, but there are some vampires who swear that, like lions, once one of their kind gets a taste for human blood, they'll settle for nothing less. Rayna is a few off comments from seeing if those vampires are full of shit.

She's small, but with a deep breath and the straightening of her posture, she seems much more imposing. It's clear from the way she clutches the back of her chair that Rayna is furious, even if her face doesn't give away much.] I knew. I threw him out of his own house. They hanged him a few weeks later. Hanging is much more painful than being shot.

[She's put so much effort into not thinking about Duncan. Into not thinking about her boys. She lets go of the chair and instead grabs the front of Mari's shirt and pulls her forward.] I was glad for it. But if you ever mention the father of my children again, I'll rip your throat out.