"No!"
"Wait!"
Dick and Melinda spoke at the same time, trying to stop her.
Dick's thoughts were in turmoil.
He knew exactly what these vampires were scheming. Their earlier attitude toward Melinda made it clear that, while her bloodline rank might have been relatively high after her transformation, she was far from unique. Their submission to her now wasn't sincere. They were simply afraid of dying and hoped to use her relationship with him as his older sister to save themselves.
At the same time, though, Dick had to admit that letting Melinda succeed as lord of the Shadow Attendants might be the best way to stabilize the situation.
The Shadow Attendants were numerous. Those here were certainly not all of them.
Setting aside the wider consequences of wiping out an entire faction of a race, there were the Shadow Attendants themselves to consider. Even if Miaomiao killed every vampire here, the rest would lose all guidance and restraint. Their dark, savage instincts would be unleashed, turning them into wandering vampires who scattered everywhere and wreaked havoc at random. That would be deadly for the civilians of Blüdhaven.
And Melinda...
Even though Melinda had betrayed him, Dick had to admit that she was different.
She was the best mayor Blüdhaven had seen in recent years, with ambition, resourcefulness, and determination.
Melinda wanted this city to remain stable more than anyone. Perhaps that was why she had chosen to cooperate with the vampires entrenched in Blüdhaven-
If she couldn't eradicate them, she would join them of her own accord.
That was the biggest difference between Dick, who had been raised by Batman, and Melinda, who had grown up in the Zucco Family.
Even as masked vigilantes, Dick and the others held to their final moral boundary. They didn't kill. After apprehending