" Ruth's mouth dropped open, her delicate face contorting in outrage.
'Steal? How dare you! I don't steal!'
'That's good,' I went on, smirking at her. 'Because, sometimes I kill things in my sleep. Particularly if they come poking around my tent unannounced in the middle of the day. Comes with living in a vampire city - stab first, ask questions later. "

― Julie Kagawa , The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden, #1)