θˈɜːd, ɐnˈiːɾə kəntˈɪnjuːz tʊ ɐsˈɪst dʒˈiːŋklˈɔːd wɪð vˈæmpaɪɚ pˈɑːlətˌɪks, æz dʒˈiːŋklˈɔːd kənfɹˈʌnts ɐ tʃˈælɪndʒ fɹʌmðə dɹˈæɡən ænd hɜːɹ ˈɔfspɹɪŋ, pɹˈiːmoʊ ænd æz ɐnˈiːɾə ænd dʒˈiːŋklˈɔːd ɹˈiːəlaɪz ðætðə vˈæmpaɪɚz ɪn tˈaʊn ðæt fˈɑːloʊ mˈælkəm ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn dʒˈiːŋklˈɔːd hɐvnˌɑːt bˌɪn bˈaʊnd baɪ blˈʌd ˈoʊθ, lˈiːvɪŋ ðˌɛm æz ᵻsˈɛnʃəli ˌʌnɹᵻstɹˈeɪnd pɹˈɛdəɾɚz.
Third, Anita continues to assist Jean-Claude with vampire politics, as Jean-Claude confronts a challenge from The Dragon and her offspring, Primo and as Anita and Jean-Claude realize that the vampires in town that follow Malcolm rather than Jean-Claude have not been bound by blood oath, leaving them as essentially unrestrained predators.