This place had been ominous many times, and for multiple souls. One had awoken in its shadows, uncertain of his fate. Another had roamed it darkly, dreading what would be whispered between its walls. The last had ventured through starkly, in hopeful fear. All that had been left behind. Yet…

Striking... Yes, that was the word that most defined him. His master was indeed beautiful, yet very hazardous. He did not flinch when the corpse dropped to the ground, empty of blood. The human was now lifeless, much like the stones laid around them. That man had committed a terrible…

“You should strangle their spirits, and leave no trace of will in their hearts.” Her green eyes narrowed, and she did not miss how the servant hurried away after presenting them a tray with two goblets of blood. Alaric held his chalice with elegance while they walked through the corridors.…

It was a calm morning. Vampires favoured the night, but they still valued the sun. Fledglings knew to respect it and seek refuge from it. Meanwhile, elders revered it as a sign, for them to measure the passage of time. Her people did not fear the sunlight. They could not…

The fields were lush and vast. They did not seem to have an end, no matter how fast two horses ran through them. They left behind a village, heading for the horizon. There was no real objective, no intention other than wandering. Green, ochre and silver eyes stared at the…

Nerys had believed, some time ago, that Lyssa would do anything to end vampirism. In a sense, she was not wrong. What she wanted to eradicate now was the disease, not them. She had left her for two hours, just two. Her officials had called, and she could not ignore…

“Well, I…” Bastian smiled and began to backtrack through the door, excusing himself. “I have to go, a grouchy crow must have been wondering where I’ve been. I’ll come back later.” Lyssa said nothing when he left them alone in the chambers, while Nerys grew slightly nervous. Those ochre eyes…

“You made the right choice.” Those words, they hurt in a way she could not imagine, but at the same time, they lifted a heavy weight from her heart. She had feared her judgment, more than death itself. Her green eyes looked all over the courtyard as they stepped through…

There was silence in the great hall. They let the days and nights pass them by, calmly. It was not uncommon for them not to realize the sun and moon loomed above. Bastian was sitting idly by the table, yet he was not paying mind to the food on it.…