0307: The Vampire's Daughter, Book Three

After Gan's men had slaughtered the last of the vampires at the table, Meredith slumped into her chair. Gan ran over to her, and asked, "Are you OK?"

"Yes, yes I am," she said. "I am simply tired. They were very powerful. It took all my energy to control their minds. To make them believe that they couldn't move.

"But there is no time for rest. There is another task at hand that I must attend to before we can leave to wake my father."

"My Lady?" Gan asked.

"The army outside your gate. I must cull out the seeds that have fallen on barren ground."

"That can wait, my Lady. You must rest."

"Gan, I would like for you to call me by a different name. I am not your Lady or your Queen."

Gan looked at her, smiled, and said, "My love, you cannot deflect my intent with words. You are tired. You must rest."

"I so enjoy hearing you call me that," she said, looking down. "But I have rested more than I should have. It is time to take care of the next step. There will be plenty of time to rest as we travel to Russia."

"If I may add my thoughts, my Lady, I believe that Gan is correct. You are tired, your last interaction with these vampires has obviously taken a great deal out of you. I am not certain what your next actions will be, but I assume that they will require controlling the minds of others. There are many vampires outside the gate, it will take a great deal of strength to control them all," Sol interjected.

"I do not believe I will need to control them all," Meredith said. "And I am quite certain that controlling a few children will be much easier than controlling a table full of ancients."

"My love," Gan said, "please rest."

"No my dear. This is too important. We must start this now. My life is meaningless and my pain temporary. We will continue."

"Do not say that your life is meaningless," Gan pleaded. "You are and always have been everything to me."

"I agree with Gan. We all have a role to play in God's plan. I find it hard to believe that this is the only part in which you will be involved," Sol said to Meredith.

"You sound more and more like you've found faith," Meredith chided Sol. "I am not concerned about my life is all I meant. I am fine and we will go outside. I do not wish to remind you that I am the Queen."

"Yes my Lady," Gan said, standing beside her chair, watching as she stood up.

"Thank you children," she said to Car and Belinda as she walked by them and out the door. Gan's troops followed.

She walked out into the inner court and stopped. "Sol, you will stay here." He nodded and said, "My Lady."

"Car and Belinda will stay, too. Gan, you will go with me."

"Men," he yelled, but was silenced by Meredith.

"We go out alone."

"Meredith?"

"Alone."

He dropped his head in agreement, but was obviously concerned.

"Lower the gate," she said loudly, causing Gan's men to look at him. He Nodded his head and they lowered it.

Walking outside, they could see Henry leaning on a large truck. As soon as he noticed them walking out, he stood up and started walking toward them.

Behind him, his officers began to organize the men, causing Henry to turn and tell them to line the men up but to take no action.

As Gan, Henry and Meredith reached each other, Henry fell to one knee and said, "My Lady."

"Stand up," she said with a smile. "Now is the time to find out who among your men are loyal and who are not."


[The Vampire's Daughter: An ongoing vampire story. Copyright Reuben Gregg Brewer, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. All rights reserved.]