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True Blood S4
Chapter 36 Penalties
Sookie and Sam finally arrived at ten-thirty on Thursday morning at Ginger's lovely mansion.
"Wow. Who knew?" Sookie marveled.
"Yeah, really," Sam agreed. The door opened and they were both relieved to see Jason and Ruby Jean's happy smiles.
"Y'all get on in here. There's quite a few surprises waitin' for you," said Ruby Jean after she hugged them both.
When Sookie and Jason embraced they almost couldn't let go. The full weight of her ordeal finally struck her as he held her in his arms; tears flooded her eyes as she broke down right there at the door. Ruby Jean led Sam away to the others waiting in the great room as Jason led Sookie to the dining room for some much needed time alone with her brother.
"I'm sorry, Jason, I...I just can't even believe it all happened. I felt like I was in the damn Twilight Zone or something. I was drugged...shackled...I was raped, Jason...I don't know how I survived it."
"But you did, Sook. You're the strongest woman I know."
"I killed those men, Jason. With my own hands, my own power..."
"They fuckin' deserved it, Sook."
"I don't know, Jason...Lord knows they hurt me and they hurt my friends. I'm just surprised at myself at how much I enjoyed killing those men. That just makes me as monstrous as them..." she said in great anguish.
"You're not a monster," he said softly.
"I don't know how I'm gonna get through it, though, I..I..."
Jason pulled a chair away from the dining table and sat his sister in it, then pulled one out for himself and set it close to hers before he sat down and took her hands into his own.
"You take it one day at a time, little sister. I know about being raped and bound, Sookie. I never told you about it...Hoyt is the only other person on earth who knows. When I was missing, when the were-panthers had me...the women wanted to...breed me," he said as his face twisted up in disgust and disbelief, "...they raped me, Sookie; they tied me down, fed me Viagra...I don't know how many of 'em got on top of me and had their way with me, a line of women, Crystal, first. They did me against my will after Crystal and her brother Felton turned into panthers and fed from me, ripped at my body with their claws. I was sick with fever and fear. I was humiliated. It was a nightmare. There's two kids in the next room that were part of the pack and they helped me escape. Out of all of those women two got pregnant and had my babies. But the babies aren't full were-panthers so Crystal cast them and the two kids that helped me out of the pack."
"Oh my God, Jason? Why didn't you tell me? I'm a horrible sister...I of all people should have known, I should have read you..." her tears began to flow again.
"You are not a horrible sister. I know you work real hard to stay of our heads, Sook, and give us our privacy. And I was too ashamed to tell you then, anyway. I'm telling you all of this because you and I are both survivors; I'm telling you now so that you know I understand completely what happened to you and that I'm sorrier than words can express. There's not a day that goes by that I don't remember what happened to me, but I've been taking it day by day. I'm thinkin' now that maybe we should get some help...together..I think I still need more help, Sook. Especially now...because..."
"Because what, Jason?"
"Because my two babies are in the next room and I want to raise them to be whole and happy and I want them to know what love really is. But I think I can do that better if I seek some professional help to deal with my problems. And after what's happened to you..." he started to cry.
"Jason, I do love you so. And I want to, I think you're right. I know you're right. We will. We are going to heal. God, I love you. Yes, let's do it. I need to...reclaim my life—I'm so tired of my life bein' such a hot mess."
"God, I feel you on that one. You let me know when you're ready to see everybody," he said as he began to pull himself together.
"I'm ready now. The babies...how old are they?"
"I'm not really sure. They look a little sickly and they're awfully tiny, like premies, or something. But they're both awful cute. Of course, I'm pretty biased." he smiled at her. Sookie could see that he was really happy about them and put her hand to his cheek.
"You're gonna be great daddy, Jason."
"I sure wanna be," he kissed her hand in thanks.
"Boys? Girls? What?"
"A boy and a girl. Crystal didn't even name them. I named them after momma and daddy. Is that okay with you?"
"Oh Jason, of course it's alright with me. God, I'm never gonna stop at this rate..." she said as she tried to stop another crying jag.
"When you're ready, hon."
"I really am now. Little Michelle and Corbett," she whispered to herself and then threw her arms around her brother. When she let him go she took his hand as they stood up and walked together, ready then to meet the new additions to her family and reunite with her friends.
By sundown Sookie had said her goodbyes to her family, all of them knowing that it was best to get on home and wait for her to return to Bon Temps after the trial was over. As she stood at the door and watched them all drive away she knew that she was truly blessed and couldn't believe that her life was filled with so many loving people. She started to cry for the hundredth time that day.
Sam walked over to her and put an arm around her, but said nothing.
"God, I'm a wreck, Sam. An absolute wreck."
"Just take a deep breath," he said as he followed his own advice. "C'mon, let's get inside, huh? You're gonna be just fine, even better when you get home."
"You promise, Sam Merlotte?"
"I promise."
They entered the great room to find all of the vampires assembled there. When Sookie, Tara and Jessica saw each other the three women ran towards each other, arms outstretched for the ensuing group hug.
"Sam, so good to see you again, man," said Blackburn as he came over and shook his hand. Julian gave him a warm nod from across the room as Ginger and Chow approached him, both smiling with admiration.
"Good work, shape-shifter," Ginger said with great affection in her voice as she hugged him to her.
"Sookie is the real hero," Sam said honestly.
"We owe you both a great deal," said Chow as he towered over him.
Sam had never seen vampires display such happy human emotions and certainly not a room full of them. It was a bit disconcerting. He looked over at Bill, then, who was leaning against the inside of the entryway with his arms crossed, watching him closely through narrow eyes and a bit of a scowl upon his face.
"Yeah, well, nothing could have kept me from it," Sam said to them as he looked directly at Bill.
Bill continued to stare him down as if he was waiting—for what, God only knew.
"Bill?"
The sound of her voice made him look instantly in her direction and straighten up as she approached him.
"Bill..."
"Sookie..." his features softened as he looked into her eyes and then grabbed her into his warm familiar embrace. Across the room Jessica took Tara's hand in hers and led her to join them.
"Thank you, Sookie, I am so sorry for what you endured and eternally grateful to you for getting all of you back here safely to us," he said as he hugged the three women to him.
Just then Ginger's cell phone rang. "Yes, alright, we're on the way," she hung up. "That was Eric. He's at Fangtasia. King Bill, Chow—Nan needs us to come right away," she said urgently.
"He's there already?" asked Jessica, confused.
"He may have gone to ground there this morning—he left here before sunrise," explained Ginger.
Bill broke away reluctantly from the three women.
"Well, we'll see you shortly, then," he said simply as he resigned himself to do that which he least wanted, which was to leave Tara and Sam the opportunity to be alone. Inwardly, he cursed the unknown task that awaited them. He gave Tara a look that told her he loved her and her eyes told him the same. And then he, Chow and Ginger disappeared.
Jessica looked worried about what was going on at Fangtasia, but Sookie was crestfallen for a whole other reason. She had wondered where Eric was but had not had the chance to ask about him.
"Ladies, have you eaten?" asked Blackburn of Tara and Jessica. "Julian and I are about to avail ourselves...uh, we're going to have a bite before the proceedings—would you like to join us?"
"Yes, I'm starving," said Jessica. "Tara, you coming?"
"No, I'm not hungry."
"Well, okay. See you in a bit, then." The three vampires left them.
"I'm kinda hungry myself," said Sookie, looking sad and trying hard to mask her disappointment. "Will you two please excuse me? I saw a banquet in the fridge earlier when I put bottles in for the babies and I think I'd do well to have something, myself. Sam, you hungry?"
"Uh, no, Sookie. I'm too anxious to get this night over with to eat anything, right now. You go on ahead."
"Yeah," she said absently and then left them.
When Sookie was out of sight Sam took Tara's hand and led her out of the house, through the door, down the steps into the cool night and across the lawn. He stopped when they reached the largest southern magnolia tree on the vast grounds, where he said nothing as he pinned her against its wide trunk, its leaves shaped in a perfect pyramid high above them and looked deeply into her eyes. There was no time for words. He took her face in his hands and kissed her and she met him without resistance.
"I hate to bring back bad memories, Bill, but the spot where Antonia Gavilan tied you and Eric to the pyre—we need another one erected there right now and cameras set up," Nan told him when he and the other two vampires walked in to Fangtasia.
The club was a hive of activity as Kirsch and Duprez were setting up the closed circuit monitors and the laptops that Bill, Eric, Nan and Sarah Newlin, would be broadcasting from. Several of Nan's guards were arranging tables and chairs for the others who would be in attendance while Isabel sat silvered and bound in a corner flanked by two armed Authority liaisons.
"Bill and I can handle that. Where's Sarah Newlin?" asked Eric.
"She's in your office with two guards. I'm sorry, but her fucking crying has been driving me insane—I had to get her out of my sight. I hope you don't mind."
"No problem. Come on, Bill, we don't have much time." On the way out Eric passed Isabel and stopped before her, the hatred in his eyes explicit. There were many things he wanted to say to her but there simply was no time. He gave her a chilling smile and then left her, laughing softly to himself as he went.
"Chow and Ginger," Nan called to them from where she sat in front of her laptop, "could you two come here please—I seem to be having some trouble uploading your reports..."
"I'm sorry about what happened back at my place," he said when he finally released her lips from his own.
"No, Sam, I deserved that."
"No, you didn't. I take it back, Tara. I take it all back. Look, I know you're not in love with me...I saw how you looked at Bill. But I promised myself that if...when...I saw you again I wouldn't let you out of my sight again without kissing you one last time. I missed that chance in New Orleans, but I wasn't going to miss it tonight. I just wasn't."
"I'm glad that you didn't. I do love you, Sam, that's what makes this all so complicated. And you don't even know how grateful I am that you came to us...came to me, risked your own life? If it wasn't for you Steve Newlin would have..."
"No, don't even say it. Look, I just have to let you go in my own way, that's all. It's gonna take me some time, but I just wanted you to know that I am happy for you. I really am, Tara. When I found out what happened—well, let's just say I had a lot of motivation to make this moment happen," he smiled at her then and hugged her close to him.
"You know, Sam, all I want is for you to be happy, too. Whoever she is she's out there waiting for you—a wonderful woman who will show you so much love you won't even remember a time when she didn't. You deserve that and a hell of a lot more. And you know how we do it in Bon Temps—there's probably two of 'em waitin' for you," she smiled back at him.
"Yeah? Only two?"
They both chuckled softly.
"Well, I tell you what, Tara Mae Thornton, when I find her I'm gonna bring her to you and rub her all in your face. How's that?" he said as he rubbed her nose with his own.
"Yeah," she said as she reached up to push a lock of his shaggy hair out of his eye, "you just do that. I'll be waitin'."
Sam leaned his face closer in to hers again and spoke to her in a whisper. "I will, but until then just let me say this one more time," and he kissed her again with all of the passion he had ever felt for her and more.
"God damn, Sam, this is gettin' dangerous..." Tara said when they finally came up for air and having a hard time trying to catch her breath.
"Yeah, I know. But we're straight now, right?"
"Yeah, we're straight."
"Good. C'mon...looks like our ride just pulled up," he motioned to the front door off in the distance where an Anubis security SUV had just rolled up. "After you, beautiful."
When they got to the vehicle Blackburn and Cromwell were already getting in the back seat.
"What were you two up to over there?" asked Sookie innocently, trying to quell her excitement over the fact that in moments she would see Eric.
"Just checking out the beauty of the place," said Sam as he got in behind her.
"Uh huh," said Jessica to Tara suspiciously but not loudly enough for the others to hear.
"Stop it, I was a good girl..." Tara whispered at her.
"Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of..." Jessica said as she got in and sat next to her.
It was a quarter to eight pm.
"This meeting between the the Authority, the American Vampire League and the World Vampire Federation is now in session," came a computerized voice from the screens before them.
At Fangtasia Nan, Bill, Eric and Sarah Newlin were seated at a long table, their laptops open, facing eight large monitors on the wall in the front of the room. Behind them sat Ginger, Chow, Kirsch Blackburn, Duprez and Tara. In the row behind them sat Jessica, Sookie, Sam, Dr. Ludwig and Julian Cromwell. A dozen Authority guards stood at attention with their weapons in hand. In Minsk, Magister Yuriya Kosciuszko sat with several WVF representatives at Kalvaryja, while Andrej, Vitaly, Shashen'Ka and her right hand, Victor, sat watching in her office at Tabah Tosti. Throughout the globe vampires were watching the closed circuit transmission with great intrigue, wagers abounding between them as to whether Russell Edgington was dead or alive and exactly how many heads were going to roll either way.
As before, each Authority delegate was represented by their silhouette issuing forth from their own laptop monitors.
"This meeting will now come to order," came a male delegate's voice from his monitor. "It was the expectation of the Authority forty-eight hours ago that the threat of Russell Edgington and Steve Newlin be eliminated and all U. S. collaborators be thoroughly cleansed within same time period. Please advise as to the status of Russell Edgington and Steve Newlin, vampires. The Authority recognizes Nan Flanagan, United States AVL, who will now give her report."
"Thank you, esteemed Delegates and invitees. It is my great pleasure to report that Russell Edgington and Steve Newlin, vampires, have met the True Death and that all human North American scientists involved in this endeavor and all of their related collaborators, including several Cayman Island financiers, have been eliminated and thoroughly cleansed. The written report was submitted to the Authority at seven forty-five pm, Louisiana time. I also humbly ask at this time that the Authority recognize Sookie Stackhouse, fae/human hybrid, and Sam Merlotte, shape-shifter, both of Louisiana for their particular contributions and assistance in this endeavor; further I would like to recommend them for consideration to be deemed Esteemed Friends of the Authority for as long as they both shall live."
A female delegate's monitor came in to view. "Please enter into the record that North America has been thoroughly cleansed and reports submitted. Please enter into the record that said reports have been received and reviewed and that consideration as to Stackhouse, fae/human hybrid, and Merlotte, shape-shifter, has been taken under advisement and voted upon. Delegates, by a show of hands please answer the following: All those in favor of Stackhouse and Merlotte being deemed Esteemed friends of the Authority, please raise your hand."
On the eight screens every hand was raised in favor.
"All of those not in favor? Please enter into the record that Sookie Stackhouse, fae/human hybrid and Sam Merlotte, shape-shifter and both of Louisiana, have been unanimously deemed by this Delegation as Esteemed Friends of the Authority now and for as long as they both shall live. May we add Miss Stackhouse and Mr. Merlotte that we shall forever be indebted to you and we extend our great appreciation to you. Please stand so that you may be acknowledged."
Sam and Sookie stood up and their faces were then broadcast around the world.
At Tabah Tosti Shashen'Ka smiled. "Very lovely, indeed."
"Yes, and the girl's not too bad, either. That Eric is quite the lucky bastard," said Andrej as he eyed Sam lustfully.
"You are such a whore, Andrej," Shashen'Ka laughed even as she scolded him.
"Yes, there is that," he smiled devilishly, never taking his eyes off of Sam.
The delegate continued: "Let it further be entered into the record that any vampire who attempts to harm these two Esteemed Friends of the Authority will be met with immediate punishment by means of the True Death. Thank you, you may be seated."
Sam and Sookie sat down.
Next came another male delegate's silhouette on the screen. "Forty-eight hours ago charges of treason were brought by Magister Yuriya Kosciuszko, Belarus. Trial will now commence in the case of Authority vs Sheriff Eric Northman, U. S. Area Five; King Bill Compton, U. S., Louisiana; Sheriff Isabella Beaumont, U. S. Area Nine; Nan Flanagan, United States AVL and Sarah Newlin, Human. The Delegation will now hear rebuttals from the afore-mentioned parties and recognizes Sheriff Eric Northman, U. S. Area Five. Please state to this Delegation how it was that you failed to render the True Death successfully upon Russell Edgington as originally ordered approximately a year ago."
"Esteemed members of the Delegation, I humbly submit that I underestimated the strength of Russell Edgington when I allowed my human pet to unshackle me from Edgington and drag me to safety from the sun."
"Please explain to this Delegation why you did not report to Nan Flanagan upon learning that Edgington had escaped."
"Because I enjoined King Bill Compton to assist me in finding him, which we did days later at his mansion in Mississippi; we subdued him and put a different plan into action." he lied.
"And what, exactly, was this 'plan'?"
"King Bill and I took Edgington to a construction site in Shreveport, Louisiana, silvered and de-fanged him and buried him in twenty feet of wet concrete, where he would still be today had he not come under the spell of Antonia Gavilán de Logroño. I had no idea that the witch's influence extended as far as Shreveport and therefore did not know of his escape until it came to our knowledge that he was working with Steve Newlin and was behind the abductions of Lucas Sewell, Tara Thornton, Jessica Hamby and Sookie Stackhouse."
The delegates cut off their microphones and talked amongst themselves momentarily. In her seat Sookie was glad that she couldn't hear the vampires thoughts. She could never imagine Eric being afraid of anything and to hear him lie so boldly only confirmed to her how fearless he was, but she was afraid for him—she was afraid enough for them all.
The delegates turned their mics back on.
"Thank you, Sheriff Northman, we have no more questions for you. The Delegation recognizes King Bill Compton, U.S., Louisiana. King Compton, are the events related by Sheriff Northman true and correct?"
"Esteemed members of the Delegation, I humbly submit to you that the events as related by Sheriff Northman are true and correct," he lied.
"Thank you, King Compton, we have no more questions for you. The Delegation recognizes Nan Flanagan, United States AVL. Ms. Flanagan, when did you become aware of the fact that Russell Edgington was still alive?"
"Esteemed members of the Delegation, I became aware that Edgington was alive approximately a week ago when I was advised by Dr. Patricia Ludwig that a vampire was the likely suspect behind the abduction of Lucas Sewell and the endeavor to synthesize and antidote to the sun. Upon further discussion Dr. Ludwig noted that there was only one vampire she knew of that might be capable of such a thing and proceeded to confirm with me that the vampire in question, Russell Edgington, had met the True Death in order to rule him out. I was unable to make that confirmation," Nan admitted stiffly. "Edgington's involvement was confirmed several nights after that when I received a call from vampires, Sheriff Blackburn and Julian Cromwell, who were at the nest of Sheriff Isabel Beaumont in Dallas, Texas. Blackburn and Cromwell reported to me that Sarah Newlin, ex-wife of Fellowship of the Sun leader Steve Newlin, had escaped the compound in New Orleans where her ex-husband and Edgington were working together on the antidote and had abducted Tara Thornton, Jessica Hamby and Sookie Stackhouse and was holding them captive. I interviewed Mrs. Newlin that same night. I learned that Sheriff Beaumont was Steve Newlin's Maker, and that Mrs. Newlin had escaped the New Orleans compound and gone to her for help. Sheriff Beaumont responded to Mrs. Newlin by attempting to kill her. Her attempt was thwarted by Julian Cromwell."
"And what was your response to these developments?"
"The strategy for a rescue mission was mounted immediately. Sheriff Isabel Beaumont was silvered and then incarcerated here at Fangtasia awaiting further disposition upon your advice."
"Thank you, Ms. Flanagan, we have no more questions for you. The Delegation recognizes Sarah Newlin, human. Mrs. Newlin, did you or did you not aid your ex-husband in his endeavor to synthesize an antidote to the sun?"
"Uh, hello, uh...Esteemed Delegates," she began nervously. "Yes, I did."
"Please explain your role in that endeavor."
"After Steve was made and abandoned by Isabel he was livid. He also was quite ignorant as to his vampire powers. He determined immediately that he would find out what he needed to know by abducting vampires for study. One night he came back to our old church in Dallas—it was abandoned—but he found Russell Edgington there, badly injured. They helped each other: Steve brought him to the New Orleans compound to heal and Russell taught him things about himself. When Russell learned Steve's plans to study vampires he thought immediately of Sookie Stackhouse and the of the properties of her blood and how she might be the key to an antidote to the sun. Steve and Russell researched the top scientist in the fields of genetics, biochemistry and a whole bunch of other fields I've never even heard of before. The first time they used me was in New Orleans. Steve and I had scoped out two vampires for about a week and a half. We, Steve and I, disguised, acted as lures and when the two vampires took the bait they were silvered and abducted and brought to the compound. But they escaped. Well, one of them escaped and the other died. I felt really horrible about that, I want you all to know," she said as she held back tears.
"After that Steve and Russell sent me, with lots of money, to meet with the scientists they most wanted to recruit. Most of them were located in Europe. In every city I visited I presented myself as an AVL representative canvassing for the Vampire Rights Amendment. I went to youth-oriented organizations and clubs as a cover to legitimize my visits. When they had the team assembled that they wanted they took Sookie. Russell took Ms. Thornton and Ms. Hamby expressly to hurt Bill Compton. By that time I couldn't take anymore. Steve let me go but only because he knew he could find me and kill me anytime that he wanted. I went to Dallas to try and get Isabel to stop him, but she didn't care at all. She tried to kill me. And that's all God's honest truth."
"Thank you, Mrs. Newlin, we have no more questions for you. Please enter into the record that the Delegation has heard all relevant rebuttals and testimony. As to Sheriff Isabel Beaumont, U. S. Area Nine, her case has been reviewed separately from these proceedings. The testimony from Sarah Newlin completes our review and only Sheriff Bdaumont's judgment will be rendered in these proceedings.
"In the case of Authority vs Sheriff Eric Northman, U. S. Area Five; King Bill Compton, U. S., Louisiana; Sheriff Isabella Beaumont, U. S. Area Nine; Nan Flanagan, United States AVL and Sarah Newlin, Human, this Delegation of the Authority does hereby render the following:
"As to Sheriff Eric Northman, U. S. Area Five, this Delegation does not find him guilty of treason. However, this Delegation does find that he was seriously remiss in his duties as an Area Sheriff to report to the Authority the actual disposition of Russell Edgington last year. Because of this, it is the recommendation of this Delegation that Mr. Northman be stripped of his duties as Sheriff of Area five for one year, effective immediately, after which, this Delegation will reconvene to assess possible reinstatement.
"As to King Bill Compton, U. S., Louisiana, this Delegation does not find him guilty of treason. However, this Delegation does find his actions as King seriously negligible in the matter of not alerting the Authority as to the actual disposition of Russell Edgington last year. Because of this, it is the recommendation of this Delegation that he be removed as King of Louisiana effective immediately.
"As to Nan Flanagan, United States AVL, this Delegation does not find her guilty of treason. This Delegation holds Ms. Flanagan in the highest regard as evidenced by her position of National AVL spokesperson and more importantly, as the top ranking Authority liaison in North America. As such, stringent oversight is required in all Authority matters. Because of this and because proper follow-through was not employed in the matter of Russell Edgington, it is the recommendation of this Delegation that she be suspended from her duties for the period of one year, effective immediately. It is further ordered that Ms. Flanagan become a Maker of two humans, a male and a female, the choosing of which is to be determined by this Delegation.
"As to Sarah Newlin, this Delegation would like to thank her for role in attempting to stop Steve Newlin and Russell Edgington. Even though she was not assisted by Sheriff Isabel Beaumont her endeavor led to the Authority being alerted and therefore enjoined in the successful rescue effort of three vampires. Mrs. Newlin, we would like to consider you to be deemed as an Esteemed Friend of the Authority. However, we do not bestow this honor upon humans."
"If I may? I don't understand?" Sarah said as she sat visibly trembling in her seat. "Uh, Sookie Stackhouse and Sam Mertlotte are..."
"Supernaturals, Mrs. Newlin," a female delegate interrupted her. "We can only entrust our secrets to other supernaturals as they would inherently be inclined to hold our best interests unto themselves. In light of your contribution, in which you risked your own human life, we offer to you now the opportunity to join us."
"You mean, become a vampire?"
"Yes, Mrs. Newlin. Should you choose not to we would have no other choice than to kill you."
"What? That's not a choice, at all," she said trying not to completely lose her mind.
"Mrs. Newlin, you have five minutes to give us your answer."
"Alright. I accept," she said frantically, not believing the words that had come out of her mouth.
"In light of Mrs. Newlin's acceptance of our offer, we would like to recommend Nan Flanagan as her Maker. Please enter it into the record."
Nan, already seething from the news that she had to be maker to not one but two progeny, looked at Sarah Newlin and almost began to cry. From her seat it was all that Jessica could do not to burst out loud with laughter.
"This is the damnedest shit I've ever seen in my life," said Sam to Sookie under his breath.
Another male delegate's silhouette came into view of all eight monitors before them.
"As to Isabel Beaumont, Sheriff of Area nine, this Delegation of the Authority finds the following to be true:
That Isabel Beaumont did handle her pet, Hugo Ayers in the most negligible manner possible, which led to the treasonous activity of collaborating with then human Steve Newlin, in the abduction of Godric, former Sheriff of Area Nine, and
That Isabel Beaumont did turn Steve Newlin, an enemy of the Authority, into a vampire and is directly responsible for said vampire's treasonous crimes against the Authority, and
That Isabel Beaumont had the ability to put a stop to Steve Newlin's actions and exercised her clear intent not to do so, therefore
This Delegation of the Authority finds he guilty of Collusion; Fraternization with the Enemy; Irresponsible Human Pet Handling; First Degree Incompetence as a Maker and Treason, and sentences her to the True Death by Impalement and Burning at the Stake."
At that moment Isabel came in to view on all eight screens, naked and bound in silver, held by two tall unearthly-looking vampires. The vampires, both having the ability to fly, raised Isabel up high above a special stone pole and brought her body down upon it so that it speared her anus and exited her skull. Her screams were like none any of the vampires in attendance at Fangtasia had ever heard. Then the two vampires lit the pyre as they all watched her burn.
"Let this be a lesson to all vampires," they heard the last delegate say in warning, "to make your progeny with great care. Anything less will not be tolerated. This trial is now adjourned."