She needed to hear the soothing tones of his voice, so just as she had always done, she asked him questions to get him talking. “What was Chandresh saying to you at Jocelyn’s?”
“He said this situation reminds him of the Trail of Tears.”
“How?”
“Whatever story is repeated most often, that’s the story people believe. People wanted to believe the Cherokee were bad because that made it all right to take their land. The Cherokee assimilated to American ways, and they did it successfully, but no matter what they did the propaganda against them was so strong there was little they could do to sway public opinion.”
“Does Chandresh think public opinion is going to sway against the vampires?”
“It already has, honey.” Grace stirred, opened one eye, saw her father, and went back to sleep. James pr
