Alistair saves the day

"That's because Ralfe was at the party and if I hadn't reported it, he would have reported it himself. He would never miss an opportunity to advance himself", Fife explained to Theodore.

"why did you help me then?",

"I wasn't helping you",

"You weren't?",

"no, I was hiding books that contained real information about things that could truly harm Alistair",

"What about the garlic then?",

"garlic doesn't harm vampires, it just makes them irritated. I allowed you see it because the king would have gotten suspicious if we hadn't reported anything to him",

"i see. I feel a little foolish",

"don't be, I am really sorry for keeping the truth away from you. I just wanted to keep Alistair safe",

"how long have you known Alistair?",

"for some years now",

"don't you feel uneasy about the fact that he feeds on human blood",

"do you feel uneasy Theodore?", Fife asked him.