The Immortals

[NORSEMAN]

[JOZEPH]
Oh my Essy you've discovered the true truth of the vampires relationships!, the fact is we cannot live without mortals the girl back at the castle doesn't complain for she knows I'm a vampire and I'll return too her I have no choice as you have no choice in your feeding.

Would you taste the blood of a great sweaty fat drunk in an alleyway or would you taste the rum tinted blood of a young gentleman who would willingly give it too you?, you needn't answer my sweet I know the answer I've known the answer for 250 years.

Just as I may have a love for you I must still hunt too survive I don't want too hunt great sodden prostitutes dying of a veneral disease in an alley I prefer young buxom maids and sweet young women that give they're blood too me I say this not too discourage you but it is simply the way things are even now I see in your eyes the hunger you want too feed but you deny it too be with me, hear them?, hear the heartbeats of a thousand pulses pumping all around this town.

This is simply the way of the vampire and I know this you may well as know it yourself, even Tor and Anya know this though they love each other they realize they must hunt alone for the taking of ones blood the embrace if you will is a sexual experience it is exciting too hold another warm body next too you while you drink from their lifes blood they feel a excitement themselves knowing that their life is held by another and the embrace is in a way an act of love for them.

I don't mean too hurt you by this but its from a love for you I tell you we may live and sleep together but we must hunt alone I wish not too see you with another nor I'm sure you wish too see me but this is our life and too live you must.

Now my sweet the night is still young go hunt!, enjoy your powers over the mortals!, climb too the greatest heights around and choose from the flock of mortals below you, that is the natural way vampires hunt but they must hunt!.

[NORSEMAN]

[TOR]

Anya and I walked a long distance away from this wretched cemetery I despise them!, I looked toward her and her eyes burned red from hunger I kissed her upon the cheek and told her too go take yourself something and I watched the beautiful woman disappear into the darkness of Prague.

I turned and started walking down a long deserted alleyway and a scent struck my nose it was the scent of humans and dead together!.

I sped up and overtook the mortals ahead of me and saw them carrying the body of a dead woman it was two men and I found myself enchanted by this bizarre sight and followed them quietly out of town and into the surrounding forest, there they took the body and put it into a small donkey cart and led it through the deep forest down a road used so little that the very cart itself hardly fit down the road.

So we come too a clearing it was a small cottage there and they carried the body inside the cottage and shut the door I cept up too see what was going on and they laid the body out upon a table and an old woman came too it I knew at once she was a witch!.

I quickly returned too the city and found me a quick meal but for a wierd reason this witch intrigued me!.

[Lady Christina de Pond]

I understood what Jozeph had ment and i know he was right i would not want to watch him hunt nor would i wish him to see me. Yes i would return to him and we would go back to the castle and sleep and play. I soon found a handsome fellow and followed him for a bit i dazzled him and let him think I was an ordinary girl I even let him have some fun before i drank from him. I was careful about how much i drank and repeated the process for the next several hours i had not realized how Hungry i had been when Jozeph found me I had just finished my last victum
"I think it's time we headed back home" spoke Jozeph
" I trust you hunted well?" I asked taking the hand Jozeph offered
" yes tonight was a good hunt but this morning i shall have even more fun" smiled Jozeph as i felt him watching me
we met Tor an Anya on the way back to the castle apon entering the castle Jozeph lead me to his room and Tor Lead Anya to hers. Jozeph closed the door and turned toward me. his hunting must have been as good as mine had been i could see the desire in his eyes even more.
"feeding adds fuel to the fires" offered Jozeph as his arms came around me

[NORSEMAN]

[JOZEPH]

I was back at the castle and reading too retire for the day when Tor came by and mentioned something about a witch too me, this puzzled me for I knew of no witch in this area other than the few I'd allowed too settle here, white witches are not my concern but this one for some reason sounded like a potential problem.

I questioned Tor about where this witch was, what she looked like and who was with her.

It even made me more suspicious when he told me they carried a body into her cottage this wasn't a good sign and as I've learned over the years theres little a dead body can be used for thats of practical purose.

I called Georg and had Tor instruct him upon where the witches cabin was located and instructed Georg too send the gypsies too the forest there and have them cut wood for the day but be far away from there by four in the evening for I wanted too endanger them not, he knew as I did the gypsies would read the local signs by daylight and report back too us any activity there while they worked.

This was likely nothing more than an old woman forceably removed from her home for praticing the old ways but I cannot take this lightly and will see what is going on.

[NORSEMAN]

[TOR]

Jozeph had told me that he'd sent the gypsies too spy upon the witch I'd found in the clearing near Prague, I hadn't thought it too be such a problem but he seemed too think it could be.

I met the gypsies first thing that evening near the castle gates they told me they saw nothing of real interest and saw no bodies even though they did sneak up too the cottage and peep inside, but oddly enough they told me that there was a young girl working in the garden far behind the cottage wearing a black and white dress!, this struck me odd for the body I had seen the night before was wearing such a dress.

I quickly returned and got Anya and we made our way through the deep forest it was a pleasant walk and I enjoyed it very much especially holding the hand of my beloved Anya, soon we had made our way around through it and came too the same glenn from a different direction.

I began too concentrate my energy toward the house when suddenly I felt Anya begin too massage my back and I began too relax so much that I forgot about the cottage and rolled over too her as she unbuttoned the top of her blouse and I slid it back and laid her down kissing her passionately, she moaned gently and that just sparked my enthusiasm for this erotic moment and soon I was lost in the act of making love too her unaware of the events transpiring around us.

Anya was more than enough too draw the attentions of any man and her love for me cut through the boundries of time and when I was with her I felt things I cannot explain, we continued as this for quite sometime and only became aware of something happening when a cart pulled by donkeys rolled past us and without seeing us headed straight toward the cottage.

A farmer drove it but with him on horseback was a man of obvious means and he did all the talking too the old crone there at the cottage but I could not hear the conversation that took place between them.

Suddenly the old woman there turned going back inside the cottage and leading the girl outside, the poor child stood there unaware of the surroundings and apparently in some sort of daze, it was then I did realize that this was the same body I saw the men carry into the cottage the night before!.

The girl actted if she was in some kind of trance and only moved or changed expressions when given direct orders from the old witch, the man paid the witch some money and the farmer driving the cart got down and led the girl too the back of the cart and helped her get inside, she simply sat there expressionless and unresponsive then they rode away back past us as they had came!.

This sparked my attention even more and Anya and I both made our way down too the cottage and peered inside throught the dirty window too see they old witch with yet another body, she placed herbs and things into her mouth and read some sort of spell over the apparently dead corpse it suddered a few times and set up!, this witch is conjuring back the dead!.

I must find Jozeph and tell him this!.

Anya and I ran as fast as we could but when we reached the castle the guards at the gate told us Jozeph and Essy were gone too Prague and might not return until near dawn for they mentioned something about a party.

I ran inside and toward Georgs room, I woke the old man and told him of what we'd seen and he became intensely interested!, he told us that this isn't the first time that such things as this has happened it seems that there is a strong pull for all the strange things toward the areas inhabited by creatures such as ourselves I told Anya I must do something but what I didn't know!.

[NORSEMAN]

[JOZEPH]

Tor came back too the castle and of course fate would have it I didn't return until very late that morning but by what he is telling me I realize this thing is no ordinary thing that happens!.

No I yet go so far too claim the Queen herself may be involved in this!, I stop what I'm doing and begin too realize there is too much coincidence going on here, suddenly a small army of Orthodox Priests shows up from the East in of all places here!.

Not where the well known center of Vampiric activity is but here far removed from most commercial centers and in a hidden valley where I place the innocent but unfortunates who do through some means or the other become vampire, there I demand they live quietly and serve the locals who in turn benefit from the presence of these unnatural beings but still bring a business and trade too areas that were all but hunter gathers before we convinced them too settle and begin farming that valley.

I had chosen that place for its more than a days travel from anywhere which would reduce the number of incidents of my followers leaving the valley too feed, I even had some raising cattle and sustaining they're blood supply from them!.

No one was hurt I'd not allow such but yet the Monks knew just where too go and what too do!, this must be the work of someone within the vampiric circle the Queen?, another judge, who???.

Now I suddenly realize that the sending of Raphael and his troup of cutthroats wasn't purely a coincidence!, I know the Queen is coming soon and now I've actually let my arrogance go far enough too allow his mens deaths and his dismemberment and imprisonment in a forever living death!, oh how it makes sence now I'm such a fool all the time she wanted this too happen she knew I'd kill Raphael!.

She wanted him dead its no secret!, she knew I killed the prince and she let me get away with it so easily she knew that arrogant tyrant Raphael would force my hand and lo I fell into this trap like the lowest of beasts would the hunters trap!.

Now the witch raises an army of undead here in our midst! and the Queen herself comes next week here!, shes never been here before! I must act quickly for perhaps like the wild animal I might still escape by gnawing off my foot but escape from this trap I shall!.

I called for Essy, Anya, Tor and Georg I had no misconception now what lis against us and they quickly came into my study, I bid them please say nothing but listen too this story and judge for yourselves!, I've doomed us all with my arrogance!, they all agreed it sounded far too strange for coincidence!.

My dear Georg!, you've been with me for years but my friend I cannot protect you any longer!, our time together has come too an end!, dear friend do you remember the special carriage I kept in the barn?, the one I told you too always keep stocked and ready?, NOW! now is the time you my friend must take this I give you this last command for the night grows short now!.

Take this carriage for yourself, take whatever else you wish and some gypsy guards and save yourselves, return too your home in Germany and live life as a nobleman and I give you one last present I gave him some more of the blood that runs threw my veins which gives additional life and strength too mortals and bid him for a last time "Go now old friend! travel far before night and get away, go now!", the old man got up and embraced me slightly crying but he left!.

I turned too Tor and Anya, my friends go too the crypt where Beezle and the young priest I turned are, kill them!, while you are gone decide between yourselves what you wish for we musr flee this place do you wish my company or do you wish too set out upon your own?, I shall provide anything you need but decide you must!, now carry out this last request old friends!.

I turned too Essy, you my dear have only began this life shortly ago but yet you've allied yourself with a fool who shall get you killed!, my dear Essy I bid you for your own good depart from here!, go too the gypsy village and bury yourself from the coming daylight where you are hidden and away from me for if you stay with me you shall be as great an outcast as myself for I do one last thing for the world before I leave here I am going too rid it once and for all of this tyrant Queen Zarah and her stable of royal male whores!.

This has been needed for many years and she comes next week, but I warn you if you stay you will be in great danger, you must decide as Tor and Anya, I even urge you too set out for we will not be as royalty once we do this thing but hunted as animals by the boyers of a vampire Queen!.

My fate is already sealed but yours isn't!, you could still leave!, think on this all through the day and give me your answer tonight now I must lay plans for this battle!.

[NORSEMAN]

[TOR]

I turned too Anya as the blue sky of dawn loomed above us and bid her let us hurry too this deed for we haven't much time and I want too spend as much time as we have left with you inside this fine castle but I tell you now my darling I will stay with Jozeph together we shall kill these rogues who plan our deaths!, it will be glorious like the times of my long ago youth when the clans went too war together.

Anya said "Tor" why would you ask me such of course I stay with you and Jozeph!, let us take care of this deed now and retire too my chambers.

We entered the tomb, I never really trusted this Beezle Tor thought for he wasn't fully vampire or ghoul but drank blood and ate flesh mostly of innocent children and too kill such a disgusting creature was almost a pleasure he thought!.

He turned too Anya, the young priests hides over there he saw us come inside the tomb!, he shall be of little threat too you my love!, take his blood while I slay this wretch Beezle!, she disappeared into the darkness of the chambers within and I listened and moved slowly ahead.

I soon heard the slurping noises of this creature ahead of me and I began too slowly unsheath my sword for I'd take no blood from such a disgusting creature!, I followed the sounds until it suddenly grew silent ahead of me and I was puzzled but proceeded onward, I could see in the dim light the body of a small boy half devoured lying there upon the marble floor of them tomb but the wretch was not too be seen!.

Suddenly from the ceiling this creature pounced down upon my back and knocked me too the floor, my sword flew across the crypt into the dark shadows and I fought the creature I dispised so much with my bare hands, he was no match for me and I was going too break his neck when he drew one of the enchanted daggers as Raphael used but this time he wasn't against a weak mortal child but a fully grown Gaelic warrior of old and I easily turned this thing in his hand and shoved it with such force it went completely through his wretched body and he fell back upon the floor kicking and screaming in the pain caused by this enchanted weapon!.

I told him fear not you vile beast for your time is near but I shall not put you at rest until you answer my questions!, the beast begged for a quick death but I laughed at him and told him his pain is only increase by his refusal too answer me so he bid me ask your questions and take this suffering away from me!.

I asked him what is happening?, why is everyone against my friend Jozeph?, he asnwered the Queen hates him for he turned her down as her lover and she demanded fully alliegance including love only for her, she told the monks and sent the knights back with Jozeph too kill him and you!.

Beezle said the only satisfaction I have now is she comes soon with an army and will destroy you two forever!, with this my knowkledge of this was well satisfied I reached down and tore the impish ugly head from its body and the creatur went limp and slowly began too crumble too dust.

I went too find Anya and tell her of what he had said and that Jozeph was right!.

[Lady Christina de Pond]

I lead Jozeph to his chamber and closed the door behind us. I wrapped my arms around Jozeph's neck
"I would rather die fighting than to hide like some coward I will stay with you even if it means i die"
I felt Jozeph's lips crashing down on mine

[SarviaRose]

Tor and I ran to my chambers, We where hardly in the door when I felt myself being lifted off the floor.

"Tor we will have most of the day."

"And I don't want to waste any of it."

"But first lets bathe you reek of Beezle."

Tor laughed and carried me to the bath room. The gypsies as always had fresh towels ready and the big tub was steaming with hot water. We both disrobed and entered the tub the hot water felt wonderful. I wrapped my arms are Tor and kissed him, I could feel his arms wrap around me and pull me close to him.

A few hours later we left the bath room and headed to the bedroom. Here the gypsies had changed the bedding and oil lamps burning.  I was going to miss this place I curled up into Tor's arms.

"Sleep Anya."

"I don't want to and I don't think I can."

"Why my gra?"

"I am worried, I just got you back and I don't want to be parted again."

"Do not worry just enjoy the time we know we have."

I tried not to worry but I wanted to know why the Queen wanted Tor dead also only for being loyal to Jozeph or something else. I could feel Tor's arms tighten around and pull even closer to him.

"Anya please try and rest I can see your mind is running but rest. I will not easily be parted from you again."

[NORSEMAN]

[JOZEPH]

I had sent the gypsies out for the third day in a row without success!, it was begining too look as if they weren't going too find anything until this evening when I awoke the gypsies were with the maids downstairs and were highly excited!.

I asked them what was wrong and they had found what they sought for so long they had found the lair of the man who paid for the zombies, it was a fortified manor quite a distance away from here for them but nothing for us too travesrse!.

They said they talked too the locals who were upset for the lord of this manor had left them all unemployeed and brought in the new works who never slept!, we climbed the walls and found them an army of undead brought fourth by the witch waiting in the barns for the lords beckoning, forever awake and obedient but unable too do other than what he directs them too do!.

The locals say he started raising this army about thirty strong shortly after I did away with the prince in Dresden no doubt that he was as well in cooperation with the queen, but he was a human and an old sickly human as well they said the Queen had been there a couple times and the maids had heard her making love too him and offering to make him immortal herself if he would help her defeat what she called a major problem, then they further told me that she was due back any day now too forfill her promise too him and no doubt lead him against us the same time!.

I can imagine what the old lord saw in the Queen she still had the appearance of a eighteen year old girl but she had the black heart one could get only with years of treachery and deceit!, she will likely have the old lord place this army under her command and then do away with him as she already keeps a stable of young lovers in the palace what would she want with him?.

This gave me an idea I shall strike them before they become aware they're plan has been found out!, I shall catch the Queen when she doesn't expect it and I will kill this vile creature!, I declare war against her and all her kind if Anya , Essy and Tor will follow me I shall put this evil too an end once and for all but it won't be easy and will take along time!.

I sent word too the leader of thegypsy clans and called for a meeting with him!, this was crucial but it tied me up for the night so I explained the plan I had too Tor, Anya and Essy!.

I bid them now take what you wish from my castle, if you need new weapons then take them for yourself, take gold or whatever you wish my friends!, for when the gypsies have had their pick the rest I shall burn and burn this castle down I cannot hold it against what shall be unleashed against us!.

But you shall carry out my plans tonight as I have instructed you, Tor you must take my revenge against this man for me!, once I've destroyed all things here I shall bury myself for the day and join you tommorrow night at the fortified manor of the evil lord! we shall not return here again!.
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[TOR]

Poor Jozeph he has lost everything and stands too loose much more but he as we have no choice in the matter!, I gather together the ladies and ask them too first do as Jozeph says take what you want its not quite dark yet but as soon as we can we attack the manor Jozeph directed and we shall destroy this man for him our friend!, now ladies let us depart I want some new weapons and I suggest you do the same I shall fill my bag with gold but this is all I am Gaelic the son of a great Gaelic warrior!.

I shall defeat this vermin or die but they shall not soon forget this day if they triumph!.

[SarviaRose]

I go into my vault and fill a bag full of gold and grab the dagger Jozpeh had given me. I don't know what Tor all has planed for tonight but he can be sure of one thing I will be right behind. He already knows that I am a good hunter and fighter he taught me and I have learned other tricks when where apart.

I dig out my bag that I carried when I first arrived and placed some nice clothing into it and changed into my hunting clothes I wasn't going to allow skirts and hair to get in the way. Tor came in as I was wrapping my braided hair around my head.

"Anya you look very beautiful and dangerous."

"You know I am. I am not going to easily allow us to be parted again."

Tor toss me my sword with a smile on his face.

"I must remember not to piss you off Anam Cara. Your sword looks familiar."

"It should it use to be yours. I took it with me when I left your castle."

[NORSEMAN]

[TOR]

I waited until the women had returned from gathering they're things Essy looked worried but I assured her Jozeph will be fine right now we need him right where he is!.
Ours is the hard job and he trusts you else he'd not allow you too join us and if Jozeph trusts you then we do as well Essy!, but be prepared even though the manor and the man we go against tonight isn't expecting us there might be a great amount of people there and we do run the chance of even finding the Queen there!, I looked too Anya and Essy neither one looked afraid!.

Good I say!, its good too fight a real fight!, like a man should this contemptious court of the Queen drives me crazy I tire of it and her evil ways but I hope too leave that too Jozeph!.

Follow me ladies we for soon we fight!, I threw up my sword and we were off upon the wind and soon making the outskirts of the fortified manor of the evil lord I realized I didn't even know his name but that was alright for soon he'd have no use of such an extravagance as a name unless it be upon his headstone!.

We quitely circled the manor checking the walls as we made our way cautiously but leave it too me I put my big foot down upon a dry twig and it snapped like thunder on the cool night air!, I though "well if vampires be here now they know we are as well and soon we'll join the battle!", but all remained quiet not even a dog barked but we did find a small encampment of brigands and rogues the lord had no doubt recruited for his little army.

We returned too the spot where we had began I whispered too the girls, I see no guards upon the walls but there are turrets in the corners and likely there is a guard shivering from the cold inside each! we must dispatch the men in the camp butwe cannot for we'd warn the manor of our motives!.

Girls we seperate I shall take the two turrets on the Northernly most wall, Anya I know your stealth can you take the fartherest turret?, she answered immediately "Yes", I then asked Essy, "can you take the man above us in this turret?, she seemed not too confident but said she could try her best and thats all we ask!, so I said quiet must be maintained we cannot alert the people inside or outside and there will be a sergeant walking duty somewhere so stay on the lookout for him!.

Inside each turret should be a bow and arrows Essy!, your is the closest after you dispatch the guard use the bow and arrows too shoot the sergeant or anyone else you see in the yards below!, Anya do the same and both of you cover me from the walls after I finish the turrets on my side then we meet inside the main yard!.

We all parted and disappeared into the gloomy night I running across the front side took a great leap and landed upon the walls about the compound and casually walked up too the guard inside for in the darkness he must have thought me his sergeant, I took the bow and arrows and went outside upon the parapet and there I could see Essy raining arrows down upon men in the yard, I could not see the turret where Anya was but suddenly the man in the back turret stepped out and started too yell something I took aim and let fly an arrow striking the varlet through the throat and he groaned and fell backwards off the wall!, but then too my surprise the sergeant was there also! and ran out!.

In an instant before I could move Anya was on him from behind and he never had the chance too scream before she flung his lifeless body into the nearby brush, together we now jumped down and met Essy around front and there too my surprise I found seven soldiers dropped dead by her with the bow and arrow!, very good Essy said I!.

We tried the door where the men had rushed out when the guard groaned loudly it was still open and I hoped the entire squad was all lying dead in the yard, so we entered the manor it wasn't as big as I had thought and we covered the entire area of the first floor and found noone!.

Silently we went upstairs and at the top slowly peeped around the side too see two guards outside the lords room, I began too formulate a plan when Anya grabbed my arm, "Let me handle this just cover me!", she casually strolled around the corner and towward the men as they took notice of such a beauty coming at them they never challenged her simply let they're eyes enjoy this lovely sight!.

Anya went up too them and began unbuttoning her leather vest and exposing a silky shirt underneath with two bulging breast underneath and she put her hand as though she were going too remove this too they're great delight but she came out with two slim daggers and stabbing each through the heart in a second the only noise too hear was they thumps on the floor as the bodies dropped!.

Then in an instant the door too the lords room slung open and he stepped fourth with a sword toward my Anya!, like the wind I was upon him and easily took the blade from him!, I wanted him alive at least for a while for we were not complete yet!.

I demanded of him "How many more men are inside?", just those downstairs he meekly cried.

Noone else in all these rooms?, lie too me and die slowly old man!.

NO NO NOONE! he answered, somehow I believed this for now we made enough noise that if anyone be there he surely would have heard us so I led the old man downstairs and toward the barn where the zombies were and opened the door, there before us they stood unaware!.

I told him, tell them too kill the soldiers in camp outside!, he baulked and I cut off his ear lobe then he screamed at them "Go outside and kill all the soldiers!", during this time I looked too Essy and Anya ladies search the insides find the servants not a soul can remain too warn anyone! and they ran toward the house.

The zombies made short work of the men outside and returned too the barn walking past us they made my undead flesh crawl!, they took formation inside and just stood there!.

I shoved the lord outside and cut his cowardly throat, then set fire too the barn with the zombies inside I watched through the cracks as the creatures burned, never moving never moaning they just stood there and burned!, as soon as I was sure these vile beasts were gone I went in search of the women!.

We'd taken the manor and soon the gypsies would be here as Jozeph promised!, I climbed the walls and looked Eastward and there was a great glow there I knew what it was it was the castle Jozeph was burning it!.

[Lady Christina de Pond]

Anya and i searched high and low around the keep with one arrow against the bow
we found a few soldiers in the middle of a game they looked up when they saw us but I let the arrows fly and soon the four were dead and a fifth was begging for his life. we made his death quick and painless as possible then went to find Tor who wrapped his arms around Anya and watched in the distance Jozeph's castle burn
I felt sorry for Jozeph here he was burning the only home he had known for over 200yrs. He had lived there longer than i had existed yet i knew the loyalty Tor Anya and myself brought him brought him pleasure.  Jozeph finally had a clan small as it was it was still a clan and it was loyal even if it ment the clan would die fighting it would die together not one deserting the other.

It seemed only a few minutes that we had stood watching but it was hours and we knew dawn would be approaching soon. We would have to find a inner room in which to sleep. The gypsies would arrive before we awoke and they had thier orders of what to do. they were well trained Jozeph saw to that and they gladly had served him for many of years and still continued to do so.

When we went to sleep Anya and Tor curled up together I curled up alone it hadn't been that long ago since Jozeph had taken me as his mistress but in that short time i had grown acustomed to him being there with me and for the first time he wasn't I hoped this only a random occurance. I drifted off to sleep and woke the next evening at sunset Anya and Tor had not yet woke but he gypsies had arrived  I  climbed up to look at the same place the three of us had the night before hoping that i would see Jozeph coming

[SarviaRose]

I woke up in time to see Essy head out the door. Looking at Tor I sighed and got up, I felt like I hadn't been clean in weeks. I took my hair down and ran my fingers through it, it was so tempting just to take a dagger and cut it off.

"Anya, why are you up?"

"I am worried about Jozeph Tor."

Tor was up in a seconded and wrapped his arms around.

"You worry to much Gra."

[NORSEMAN]

The first slivers of the coming sun made an appearance in the East as the final beams from my homes upper stories collapsed down into the glowing bright orange pile of embers below, it raised a great cloud of ash and gave me reason too back away and now reason too leave here.

Slowly I walked down too the gypsy village and told them there they should go high into the mountains spring was near and they would be safe there, those who wished too accompany me will be well compensated!.

This they already knew and several including my personal guard volunteered on the spot, I bid the rest decide your choice for this evening when I rise I leave taking who will join me and advise the others too burn this village as well and head up into the high mountain pastures, there you will be safe and the vampires won't follow such a small group that high into a vast wilderness when so many others are about here, I gave the deeds too the land too the gypsies and bid them who leave farewell to those who will accompany me gather your things we leave at twilight!.

Then I went deep into the forest and buried myself secretly too pass the day, I was tired and it did pass very quickly and before I knew it I could smell the cooling of the evening!.

I came from my hiding place and stayed within the shadows of the forest wondering too myself if what I've done could have been accomplished another way but that point was now only academic for the dye had been cast and now I was bound by my actions!, I gathered my thoughts and went too the gypsy village there I found the ones coming with me waiting packed and ready the others long gone and the village already leveled and nothing but smoldering ashe remainded.

I took my place beside my driver in a wagon I'd provided for myself and we began the long road toward the fortified manor toward the West, I was a bit concerned there was a stranger among us a new girl!, she was very comely and normally I would have approached her but for now I only watched her, she was a gypsy but strange yet!.

The others vouched for her so I left her alone but still she had a faint smell of vampire blood upon her!.

I left my guides too take the people forward too the manor for now it was near midnight and I must move on and quickly made my way too the manor, it stood there quiet deathly quiet!.

It smelled of burned wood and the men outside in the camp still lay dead where they were but the gypsies would burn them tomorrow! before the queen arrived!, I entered the gates and saw noone but saw the ashes from the burned barn and more dead guards within the compound, suddenly I felt a touch behind me and turned too meet it but it was my Essy!.