"Anyone can do terrible things," Damien said casually. "All are capable of it. Some like to claim there is good in everything. But I say, no. Quite the opposite. I have.. well, you saw a very mild form of what I did.. but they can be influenced to do much worse. Steal, kill, arson, betrayal, even suicide."
He shrugged, adding as if he were talking about the weather, "Morals don't even enter into the equation for me. They're just another obstacle to hold one back. They have never hindered me, either.."
Then the waitress came by. Damien spoke up, "I'll have the roasted duck. No sauces. I mean that. I want it prepared with no sauce at all. And.. I believe he will have the same." He smiled at Dietrich. "Oh... what do you want to drink? Anything besides that coffee? I'm having red wine."