0276: The Vampire's Daughter, Book Three

The White Vampire and Henry looked at each other for quite some time before Henry said, “Yes my Lady.”

Another long stretch of silence ensued during which Henry looked deeply and seriously at her expressionless face.

“I will not do anything to harm him until you decide what needs to be done,” he said before getting up and walking back to Gan. The pair left the room silently.

Once they were back in the study, Henry said, “I see why you wanted me to come down here. I would never have believed you could have brought that group together in one place without starting a war.”

“I didn’t bring them together, Sol did,” Gan answered.

“Was it Sol or John Paul?” Henry asked.

“It was John Paul’s letter, which was quite persuasive. But make no mistake, the reason they are here is Sol.”

“Sol has been here for quite some time. The Royals assumed you were holding out for a ransom, which they seemed willing to pay. I’m sure they didn’t suspect this. I don’t even know what they would do if they found out about this meeting, let alone what could be done. How long have they been deliberating?” Henry asked.

Gan looked at him and said, “It took me months to find them all and get them here. Since that point, we have been discussing what to do. I am a supporter of Sol, as I have had dealings with him in the past. The others know of him, but have no reason to trust him other than the letter from John Paul. We have, thus, only just decided that he should be brought before the group in some fashion. Now we are deciding what way he should be introduced—one at a time, small groups, or a full audience.”

“They certainly take immortality seriously, don’t they?” Henry laughed, before asking seriously, “What dealings have you had with the lad?”

“I was once sent to kill Thomas in the New World after he had resigned his post as head of his clan. I brought an elite group with me. Sol and a team of Enforcers stopped us. In the end, it was just the two of us left fighting. He almost killed me.

“I’m not sure why he didn’t, but he let me live with two provisions. The first was that I would never return to the New World. The second was that I owed him a rather large favor.

“God works in mysterious ways. It must have been destiny that our paths intertwined that day. I thought I lost because I needed to be humbled. But, now, I see that it was so much more than that. I lost because I needed to be ready when the time was right.”

“Ah yes, you can never have too much faith. Isn’t that what you always say?” Henry asked.

“Yes, that is what I say and believe,” Gan answered. “If only I could practice what I preach a little better than I do.”

“So what now?” Henry asked.

“You dismiss the two whores outside and I bring you to your room. You will, of course, stay in the inner court, however, I must ask that you refrain from killing my other guests. That would, as you might suspect, lead to an untimely death.”

“I wouldn’t dream of it. In fact, until a decision has been made over Sol’s fate, I am to protect him with my life.”

“Is that what she said to you?” Gan asked.

“That and more,” Henry answered.



[The Vampire's Daughter: An ongoing vampire story. Copyright Reuben Gregg Brewer, 2005, 2006, 2007. All rights reserved.]