"And if you had? Would you rather I'd just left you to die?" It's an old argument, one that crops up but can never really be satisfactorily resolved for either of them. Harry can't believe anyone would honestly choose death over eternal life, but Allison might be more of a fool than he bargained for.

"What's done is done, I'm afraid," he sighs again. "The choice I am offering you today is simple: fall in line, or start a war you have absolutely no chance of winning."