Derek snorted his disbelief. "It's not 'as simple as that'," he mocked. "You're telling me you wouldn't kill Eterna given half the chance? She didn't hunt you. She's just a part of a system that has been working for thousands of years." Albeit not a part that Derek approved of. He preferred his slaves willing, not coerced. But if this was the attitude Eterna had to deal with, he didn't blame the vampire.