"Killing is terrible when it is without justifiable and judicial cause,' he said with a shrug, knowing it wasn't exactly the right thing to tell a child but, in truth, he would never want anyone to believe that the life of another wasn't worth protecting themselves or others. Not that it was the only time he had killed but it was one that he could defend.

Josef nodded, curious and not making a big deal about the fact that he was pretty certain she was either a lot older than she looked, or not entirely human. Or both. He couldn't fault either if he was trying to be fair about it.

"The downside, beyond doing it for a single car here or even back home, is that most of the industry doesn't want a method that does run on petrol," he pointed out. "It is a cash cow industry and without being forced to by government mandates, they're not going to let go of something that is needed and a system easily manipulated for the highest profit," he added, having made enough money himself in oil to know the truth of that.