Some of them more than others- some of them significantly less so, as will inevitably discover the first vampire who pushes hard enough to find out just why Ilde refuses to take them seriously. (The reason is 'Sonja', and she is the far more frightening predator than any of the three people in this conversation.)
"Anti-xenian prejudice is common, maybe institutional." Which means it could go either way, as she sees it; it seems likely that they have high level allies, but it's equally possible that some people just don't give a fuck. Large parts of the city, in fact, routinely fail to give a fuck when it's a 'xenian problem' and not a human one - heaven help the first sanctimonious hunter pearlclutching at the thought of taking a human life to cross Ilde's path. As though their species is better, somehow-
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"Anti-xenian prejudice is common, maybe institutional." Which means it could go either way, as she sees it; it seems likely that they have high level allies, but it's equally possible that some people just don't give a fuck. Large parts of the city, in fact, routinely fail to give a fuck when it's a 'xenian problem' and not a human one - heaven help the first sanctimonious hunter pearlclutching at the thought of taking a human life to cross Ilde's path. As though their species is better, somehow-
Not that she's bitter.
"Not surprising. But interesting to pursue."