[ None of what the Ringmaster says is all that shocking, to be terribly honest. Before, Childermass demanding proof from the Count had been just to stall longer, for what little good it had done, though his claims hadn't seemed wholly impossible (what with how often she does eat her enemies).
He'll still think about it for a bit, offering a moment of silence after she reveals what did happen. Once that moment passes, however-- ]
Power changes people. [ Very matter-of-fact. He doesn't actually shrug for once but if words could sound like a shrug, there they are. ] Why defend the dregs that helped you get there when it's easier to throw them away?
[ Childermass knows how that is, if to a lesser extent. That never really surprised him, either. ]
I imagine it wouldn't even matter if Winter did confess at this point, would it?
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He'll still think about it for a bit, offering a moment of silence after she reveals what did happen. Once that moment passes, however-- ]
Power changes people. [ Very matter-of-fact. He doesn't actually shrug for once but if words could sound like a shrug, there they are. ] Why defend the dregs that helped you get there when it's easier to throw them away?
[ Childermass knows how that is, if to a lesser extent. That never really surprised him, either. ]
I imagine it wouldn't even matter if Winter did confess at this point, would it?