How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
By this time Reuben was shouting and slamming his fists onto his knees. I suppose that I should have been scared, but I wasn't. (14.86)
Reuben is a werewolf, and even when he's in human form, he's intense and a little scary. Nina finds herself oddly brave when she has to deal with him, though. It helps that she's spent enough time in group therapy that she can see the pain underneath his anger—plus, maybe she's not as chicken as she makes herself out to be.
Quote #5
Faced with a strapping great vampire in tip-top condition, Nefley might have had second thoughts about attacking him. Even Nefley, however, didn't find Casimir intimidating. On the contrary, Casimir conveyed the impression of being verminous, like a cockroach. And it isn't hard to squash a cockroach. (16.11-12)
Nefley doesn't strike us as the bravest dude in the world, despite his noble intention of ridding the world of evil. One of the reasons he slays Casimir is that Casimir looks pathetic, not intimidating—it's not hard for Nefley to summon enough courage to stick a stake in Casimir's daytime corpse and accomplish his mission.
Quote #6
I'd had just about enough of Horace.
"I wasn't talking to you! I wouldn't expect you to agree, because you're a coward and a blowhard and a typical bloody vampire with no guts and no backbone!" (17.79-80)
Nina goes off on Horace, calling him useless, a coward, and a waste of space. Is this a case of the pot calling the kettle black, since Nina's also a vampire, and vampires are notoriously bad at being courageous? We don't think so; let's recall that Nina volunteered to go on the road trip to Cobar, and Horace didn't.