Vampire War Book 1

“Hhhhhmmmm, now let me see where should I begin this tale; well, it’s best to begin at the beginning… so it was over three hundred years ago when my people and our eternal enemy the Lycan still resided upon Earth. It was during the reign of my father Damar the “Wolf Blade” and alas our war greatly displeased our goddess and mother Nadia; with the continuing harassment of the humans our numbers were slowly beginning to diminish and to Nadira’s dismay so were the numbers of the wolves, something had to be done, or we would surely be destroyed! Damar first and foremost was a king and the survival of his people was his topmost priority; so, when the Gypsy Queen Yasmine Stovanovich sought an audience with him to discuss a proposal of course he listened.” Malthor dictated to the scribe that he had summoned to his study who was diligently writing down every word. “It was only after I came to power and mourned the loss of my sister Zana that the war finally ceased and the uneasy truce came to be.”

“Oh, great and powerful Damar, I thank thee for granting this most unworthy of humans an audience with thee.” She curtseyed before him and waited for him to speak.

“Thou art most welcome Queen Yasmine, thy beauty doth put the flowers to shame. But come let us dispense with the pleasantries, I understand that you have a proposal so rise now and let us speak of it.” He stated elegantly as a little smile danced across his face for a moment. I know what she’s going to say; but I wonder what else she’s willing to offer? He thought to himself slyly.

“Well, I’m sure you are for to being aware my people are be being exterminated. Once we numbered almost five hundred now are be being down to a meager three fifty. Because my tribe has chosen to worship the lady of the night Nadia instead of the Christian god… we are unwelcome amongst our fellow gypsies. And when my people started becoming the prey of those wretched hunters, I sent word to the other tribes begging for help but got nothing but replies of “you and your heathen tribe are getting what you deserve”. So, it is for this reason that I have come before you tonight oh wise and merciful King Damar; I seek asylum and propose an alliance between us.” Yasmine gracefully proclaimed as she rose began to pace back and forth.

“Indeed, my lady this is quite a dilemma but what benefits could be gained from such a union?” Damar casually asked while his onyx eyes ran up and down Yasmine’s tall and slender frame. He paused for but a moment on her well-endowed chest; then he was entranced by her sapphire eyes, there was just something about those eyes; how they were always so full of expression and life!

“Well, as your kind slumbers during the day and without the aid of fire we do not see well at night; this alliance will allow us to protect one another during our most vulnerable time.” Yasmine responded placing her hands on her hips in a futile attempt to get Damar to actually pay attention to what she was saying.

“This would appear to be a most equable trade however, my dear correct me if I’m wrong when I note that not all of your people are thrilled with you being here tonight making this proposal.” He said almost laughing. Such desperation does not belong on so beautiful a face. Damar could hear himself thinking. “What sort of assurance would I have that your people will not decide to slaughter mine whilst we slumber?” He struggled to maintain his composure.

“Humph your informants serve you well your Grace…it is for to be being true that some of my people are not happy that I have being coming before you tonight; but the needs of the many outweigh the concerns of the few. What I am about to be saying should placate your concerns; first there will always be an open invitation into our homes. Secondly a “certain number” of my people will be available here in the palace in the event you and you ilk become unable to leave these walls, finally any member of my tribe that is caught trying to slay a vampire will be subject to your justice with no questions asked.” Yasmine stated as she began to pace once again.

“And pray tell my lady how will you obtain the consent of these “certain number” of your people? For it has been my experience with humans that they will not allow themselves to be fed upon without some sort of a struggle…and that is easily solved with our powers. So other than this little detail, I believe we might have an agreement.” Damar said as he allowed a small smile to again form on his face.

“Well, that is very simple your majesty, I shall simply use what matters to them the most. I will appeal to those who value power, station, and greed above all else. Those that are willing to be “your honored guests” and live here in the palace shall be the ones.” She took a deep breath and said slowly.

“Your majesty, your majesty please forgive the intrusion, but I bring urgent news!” Lexxa screamed as she burst into the throne room with a pair of guards just steps behind in a futile rush to catch her. She knew the king would not be pleased with her intrusion however she hoped she would be forgiven when he heard the news. “My king there is a pack hunting on our lands; we’ve been monitoring them since they crossed the border last night and I felt it necessary to inform you.” She quickly dropped to one knee before the throne and awaited his response as the guard's became statues behind her.

“Guards leave us, rise Lexxa I’m not upset… you’re doing exactly what you should. Yasmine I would like to introduce Lexxa, leader of the changelings. I have an arrangement with them very similar to the one you propose. Now where exactly is the pack and where are they headed?” Damar asked rising from the throne and walking over to a rather large map hanging upon one of the walls.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Lady Yasmine; your majesty the pack appeared within the northern part of our border last night. Currently they are here near the Vargyas River.” Said Lexxa rising off the floor, sauntering past the gypsy queen as she followed the king and pointed at the map.

“Wait d-d-did you just say near the Vargyas River? Oh, sweet and merciful Nadia T-t-that is where my people are camped!! Since those damn hunters have been relentlessly perusing us for the past four days, we’ve not had very many peaceful night’s sleep and with the pace that I set to reach the castle for this meeting tonight many are so exhausted that t-t-they will be no match for those BEASTS!!!! Yasmine wailed overwhelmed by fear and panic she lost her composure and started running towards Damar and Lexxa.

“Now, now there is no reason to panic; given the location your people are not far from the castle; Lexxa, I want you to take a battalion and bring them here. Protecting the gypsies is the priority and as always please try to have as few deaths of my people which includes the vampyrling and of course the changelings.” Damar firmly, gently and sarcastically stated while grabbing Yasmine by the arms trying to calm her down and catching her as she fainted. Soon, soon we will have not only their powers; but we will be able to exist in daylight. When that happens, this war will at last be over!! He thought to himself gleefully while he drew Yasmine into his powerful embrace.

“Yes, your Majesty I shall leave at once.” Lexxa said as she angrily spun on her heel and gracefully walked out of the throne room. It certainly didn’t take him long to agree to her terms. I had to beg for asylum for my people and still he treats us no better than slaves! She thought to herself as she stormed down the hallways to one of the many barracks that housed vampyre, vampire, vampyrling and changeling soldiers. Meanwhile back inside Damar’s throne room, Yasmine has regained consciousness, calmed down and is ready to tell Damar of the final term to their alliance. “There is one thing more that we must discuss my King; sadly, the age of magick is coming to an end. What’s more I have foreseen the coming of a great change. The night sisters have a plan for us all… what this plan is I know not but our peoples as well as the Weres will be forced to undertake this change or face extermination. This will soon happen, and I fear that my tribe…my tribe will become divided. A choice will be made whether or not to trust in Nadia’s wisdom and tragically there are many amongst my people who will choose to reject their heritage, magick and culture. Our magick will begin to weaken and eventually it will be lost forever. But I have foreseen that your son will take a daughter of my bloodline as their mate…They will have a child and that child will restore that which will be lost.” Yasmine proclaimed quickly withdrawing from Damar’s embrace.

“Can you give me a time frame for when this “change” is supposed to take place? I would like to be prepared for anything that will involve our enemies.” Damar asked as he watched her begin to pace again. Damn I was “sooo” close to having her!! He thought to himself as he walked back and slumped in his throne with more than a little frustration. Within the depths of the castle in one of the many barracks Lexxa is in a foul mood but reluctantly she is doing as she was commanded and choosing who will make up her battalion.

“All right Anna, Mortiki, Tiara, X, Willow, Fear, Talon, Quake, Mari, Ty come with me we’ve got a mission! Okay let me see here umm Z, Rox, Jade, Boris, Nikki, Star, Flare, George, Steve, Anthony let’s go!” She barked out the names of changeling, vampyrling, vampire and vampyre soldiers until she had the twelve hundred ready to go.

HUMPH who the hell does she think she is barking orders like that! Lexxa may be the leader of the changelings and thus “they” have to take that…but we are vampyre! We are the ones who give orders to them!! A brash Talon thought to himself as he took his place in the ranks.

“All right move out double time!! I don’t want to be caught out in daylight!” Lexxa’s command came as row by row the soldiers marched through the castle and out of the gate that was never shut. Now this might seem foolish to some but when one realized that there were over twenty thousand vampyre, vampire as well as about ten thousand changelings not to mention the abominations of vampire that were foolish enough to have dared to procreate with the changeling living in that castle who were all of varying skill with multiple weapons; well sufficed to say pretty safe to assume that the gate really did not need to be closed. Down the winding, narrow and notoriously treacherous pass and onto the dirt road that had turned into a black gurgling quagmire due to the rains that had poured down three nights before they marched and many of the changelings had to stop and help each other pull their feet out of the mud and hidden potholes where they had gotten stuck. It took them almost two hours just to reach the fork in the road! If a person went to the left it would slowly lead them out of Damar’s kingdom and back towards the more heavily fortified human villages…but Lexxa directed the battalion to take the right fork which would take them to the Vargyas river and if one followed the river far enough into the heart of the Weres territory.

Oh, perfect with any luck we should make up all of the time we lost. She thought to herself as they sloughed through the mud in near silence. All of the vampyre, most of the vampire and a few of the vampyrling were complaining about this and that, mainly it was about why they had to march along with the changelings instead of flying. It took them another fifteen to twenty minutes to reach the river and by this time they could hear howling mixed with screams and what sounded like spells being cast. Damn it the monsters have already begun their attack! She thought again turning to her warriors unsheathing her sword and thrusting it into the air. “C'mon move it! We cannot let those wretched beasts get any of the gypsies or Damar will have our hides!!” She shouted as the vampyre, vampire and vampyrling took to the sky.

“Aaah finally some action; I yearn for battle! I say Death to the wolves!!!!!” Fear shouted while pulling his sword from its sheath and twirled it in the air.

“Come forth lightning and be being striking down our foes!!!!” A man could be heard shouting in Romanian as the clear night sky suddenly filled with gargantuan onyx clouds and several bolts of lightning blasted down killing several Weres. It was utter chaos in the camp; many of the horses had broken free of their tethers and were now galloping wildly in all directions throughout the camp in an attempt to save themselves. Those that had not were either dead or dying while the monsters gorged on the fresh meat and blood. Women and children were also running to save themselves, as well as looking for brothers, sisters, and parents…many even managed to kill some of the Weres and wraiths with spell and potions of their own.

“Mama, mama, mama where are you!” A girl no more than five years old was huddling next to an overturned wagon with about five other children was screaming; unfortunately, the only thing her screaming did was alert a pair of female Weres who had no problem in finding them.

“Mmmmh behold my sister fresh meat!” One of the females slyly said while the other licked her lips and slowly advanced on the six children who all suddenly had gone doe eyed and were desperately trying to find a place to hide but alas with no success.

“Not tonight, Beast!! The only meal that you’ll be getting is the cold silver of my blade!!!!” Rox roared as he swooped down with his sword and the female that had advanced cut her left arm off at the elbow.

“Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh Y-y-y-you-you BASTARD I-I-I’m going to suck the marrow from your bones!” The female screamed as she fell to her knees and clutched her stump of an arm while blood gushed everywhere.

“Don’t worry sis I-I-I’ll avenge you!” The other female said as she charged forward. With her teeth bared and glinting in the light of the many fires that now threatened the entire camp she first charged trying to slash Rox with her claws but he easily dodged the feeble attack by pretending to fall, as he returned to an upright position she tried to bite him in the neck but as she charged him the second time he simply sidestepped and slashed her down the back which caused her to lose her footing for a moment and into a thorny brush she fell.

“Now it is time for you to die filthy animal !!!!” Rox stated as he loomed over the female that was still clutching what was left of her arm. The blood was still warm on the blade as he brought the sword down in a deadly crescent shaped arc that severed the female’s head clean off of her body.

“NOOOOOO n-n-now, NOW you die!!!!!!!!!” The female Rox had slashed before howled at the loss of her sister. S-s-she was always there for me; no matter what trouble or danger I got into she was always there to help get me out! I-I-I don’t know if I can live without her! She thought sadly to herself as she emerged from the thorny brush pulling the thorns from her fur and in her grief she stood before him but his back was turned. Unlike many of her brethren she had “honor” and would not strike while the enemy has their back turned.

“Worry not you’ll be joining her soon enough.” Rox said turning to face her with a look of disgust and flung his sword in her direction splattering her with not only her blood but the blood of her sister as well. It seemed as if Rox had read the female’s mind at least that’s what the six children were thinking as the doe eyed looks of terror turned into looks of wonderment.

Did the Queen succeed in her mission? Has she really formed an alliance with the Children of the Night? The five-year-old who had attracted the monsters to them with her screaming thought to herself. Oh, I’m really going to for to being catching hell when this is all over, I know it! She rubbed her indigo eyes to rid them of any tears. If the others saw her crying right they wouldn’t wait for when this was over, they’d give it to her right then and there and she knew it.

“Arrogant and stupid child; you dare to think that these puffed-up balls of nothing could ever hope to stand against me a follower of Nadira? Can you truly be so foolish as to believe that the Queen of Shadows or her sister would or could ever conceive of having children that would bear any resemblance to a h-h-h-human?! Foolish and naïve child if you can see through all of your pathetic tears…then look, look upon a true Child of the Night!” The female roared wiping the blood from her face then stared at the children. It was as though she had heard the girls' thoughts! “Once I am finished with him…I’m going to thoroughly enjoy devouring you all!!!!” Her fangs were dripping as she salivated and with a wicked sort of a smile flashed across her face as she watched the children cringe and shudder right before her eyes.

“Well, since you seem so intent upon devouring these children…might I make the suggestion that you do a much better job of dispatching me!” Rox gloated as he took to the sky once more. “All right I think we’ve rested enough don’t you so please…come to me and die!!!!!!!!” He shouted twirling his sword in the air; alas the attack he yearned for would not come as a sudden and ear-piercing howl was heard over all of the fighting, screaming, crying and sounds of the dying. As soon as the others heard the howl, they immediately stopped what they were doing whether it was feasting upon a horse trying catching one of the gypsies or attempting to kill an enemy they were fighting all looked up and started running in the direction of the howling. “W-w-w-w-what in the hell is going on…where are they going!!!!!!” Rox simply could not believe his eyes…a pack of Weres choosing disgrace over death! It was simply unheard of! That was the only thing the Vampyres’ admired about their enemy was their obsession to upholding their code of honor even in death!

“We’ll finish this another time I swear to you upon my sisters’ blood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” The female Rox had been fighting roared as she followed her brethren. She paused for but a moment to kneel by her sister’s body so that she could remove the necklace and bracelets. She then took some of the soil from under the body and placed it inside of a black pouch hanging around her neck.

“No monster it is for to being ending here now and for all time for you …for what you have done to my grandfather and the rest of my people I shall being sending you to whatever hell there is!!” One of the boys about age eleven shouted as he stepped forward to glare at the female who had begun running away again and he started hurling fireballs at her. His first two just barely missed her however the third fourth fifth and sixth did not. They hit her squarely in the back and head and before she could drop to the ground and roll putting the fire out of the flames had consumed her entire body so quickly that all six of the children including the boy that had thrown the balls had looks of surprise and horror on their faces as they watched the Were burn leaving nothing but a charred corpse.

“Alexi w-w-w-what have you for to have being done; y-y-y-you killed her!! Oh, by Nadia’s grace y-y-y-you killed her !!!” Rivka shrieked spinning about wildly trying to see if any more Weres had either returned or seen what had just happened.

“You have done well little one no do not look there is no need to further traumatize yourself…now then why don’t we go and find your families hmmm?” Rox sighed with just a hint of sarcasm as he ushered the six away from the corpse and back towards the camp. I just do not understand why they ran! How low they have fallen that they would act like wraiths no even worse humans and run! All of the Weres that I have ever fought and killed before even in the most dire and desperate of losing battles died on the battlefield!!!! He thought as they hurried back to what was left of the camp. The wagons had been brought into a tight circle for the night, the logic behind it was that there would be a measure of protection for the tribe and their horses from wild animals such as bears and wolves and from “other” hunters as well. Unfortunately, this was not the case; for when the Weres attacked they simply smashed through the wagons scattering the people so they could devour the horses. When Rox and the children walked into what was left of the camp the little girl with the indigo eyes had to cover her mouth so her screams would not come out. All of the wagons had been destroyed. There were some that had been completely split in half while the rest were reduced to piles of rubble.

“D-d-d-d-do you think there were being any survivors besides us? Mama, mama, mama please to being okay!” Irina called out taking her hand away from her mouth as she broke away from the other children and ran straight for what once was her home.

“Irina, Irina baby I’m right here! Oh, praise the night Mother you’re all right I don’t know what I would have done if anything was for to being happening to you!” Tabitha came from behind the wagon and answered Irina’s call sweeping her little girl up in her arms with a lot of crying hugging and kissing.

“Humph exactly what is it that we should be being so thankful for Tabitha? That everything we have worked so hard for is now gone! That these monsters have driven off the other monsters so they can be feeding upon us instead! Is this the life that we truly wish to be giving to our children? IS this what we are wishing to be teaching them t-t-t-t-that in order to survive you must make a pact with the devil’s creations! Are we so weak that now like lambs to the slaughter we are willing to march straight towards our own doom!!!!?” A man ranted and raved as the rest of not only the clan but the changelings, vampyrlings, vampire and the vampyre moved into the middle of the circle.

“And just what exactly would you have us to be doing Boris we are no match for these hunters?! Our strongest warriors went together to stop them and by Nadia’s’ mercy and blessing they are now resting in peace but look at what happened to them!!! If they could not be stopping them what exactly are we supposed to do!!!! Queen Yasmine has done what she always has…what she feels is best and were I in her place I would do the same to not only protect our children but our way of life as well!!!!!!” Tabitha countered as she put Irina down and gave Boris such a look that he quickly turned his back to her.

“Tabitha is having a point, Boris; the Queen has never been giving us cause to doubt her and she has always tried for to be doing what she feels is best for our people. The world is changing, and we are being exterminated as though we were nothing but vermin…I for one am not going to die without a fight and if allying with the vampyre is the only way we can be keeping our magick in the world and our children safe then damn it so be it!!!!!” Mathew stated elegantly as a boy and girl went running to him leaving only three others standing next to Rox desperately searching for their families. From the gypsies there arose a great many cheers and praises for the queen.

“Come my brothers and sisters be being following me for unlike our so-called queen; I will be being leading you back to our former days of glory and not to your deaths!!!!” Boris struck back and there were a few cheers which made him smile. “I say that if Yasmine and her followers are for to be wishing to go with these soulless creatures then let them…they have lost not only their way but their minds as well!!! We are the real gypsies and we neither want nor need help from any one especially from these ghouls!!!” He made his way through the crowd and quite a few others having gathered what meager belongings they could find that had not been destroyed began to follow him.

The Queen isn’t going for to be being happy about this but at least Boris has finally for to being closing his mouth! Tabitha thought to herself as she took Irina by the hand and smiled when the three children who were still standing next to Rox were finally reunited with their families.

“Well, if this little tiff has been settled I would suggest we get moving; there is only one reason why they would break off an attack like that when it is against their code of honor to do so and that is that sunrise is not far off which would mean that they are about to revert to their pathetic and weak human form. That’s nothing compared to what will happen if we don’t get back to the palace soon; so, let’s get our asses in gear!” Lexxa ordered and the ranks were reformed in record time! When the Weres had retreated, the gypsies had begun searching whatever was left of their homes and recovering whatever possessions they could which sadly was not very much. The gypsies were interspersed amongst the vampyre, vampire, vampyrling and the changelings just in case there were any Weres, wraiths or anything else lurking around wanting to cause trouble. Unfortunately, the pace that was set was not as fast as Lexxa would have wanted but it couldn’t be helped because the gypsies were just exhausted! The first rays of sun were being seen and felt by the vampyre, vampire and vampyrling just as they reached the castle. There were a few who had smoking rising off of their flesh when they reached the sanctity of their chambers. Tabitha and Mathew quickly went to find Yasmine so they could inform her of what had transpired with Boris. I knew it I just knew that son of a bitch was for to being going to pull something like this! We were already so few in numbers as it was and now thanks to him our numbers are now even fewer! Yasmine thought to herself as Tabitha and Mathew carried their children so exhausted from this whole ordeal that they were as limp as rag dolls in their parent’s arms to find someplace that they could finally get some sleep.

“Hmmmm it seems that there are even fewer of you than I had expected Yasmine whatever could have happened?” Damar said smugly when the Gypsy Queen entered the great hall and with great effort to keep from falling over from her exhaustion, sat down next to the fireplace.

“There was an attempted Coue for my crown and when that failed the instigator took ninety-nine of the others with him! Uhhhhh I should have been seeing this was coming…this is exactly the kind of thing that this son of a bitch Boris would have been being waiting for to make his move. To make matters even worse now my clan is down to two fifty instead of three fifty! I don’t know how we are going to avoid inbreeding! T-t-t-this is all just for to being too much and I cannot handle it anymore!!!!!” Yasmine cried as her head fell into her lap, and she simply broke down sobbing uncontrollably.

“Calm down my lady calm down I promise everything is going to be all right...all that needs to be done is to find one among your people to serve as a match maker. That will ensure that there will be no inbreeding.” Damar purred as he sat down next to Yasmine and gently took her into his strong, sinewy arms and simply held her as she sobbed uncontrollably. It took a moment for Damar to realize that she had fallen asleep since the sobbing had slowly grown quieter and then ceased altogether; with yet another smile flashing across his face he gently scooped her now limp body up and with as much dignity as he could muster Damar carried Yasmine from the hall. He turned immediately to the left, up a flight of stairs and made two turns to the right. After passing three doors Damar stopped and entered one of the guest chambers. Sleep well my young Queen, you will need your strength! He drew back the covers on the massive four post bed and gently laid Yasmine down; caressing her face and hair he removed her crimson cloak and draped it over a chair that was next to the bed and then he slipped off her shoes. Setting these beneath the chair Damar reluctantly took his leave without leaving a single mark on her though he did so long to feed upon her!

“Hello father should I even ask, how are our guests faring?” Princess Zana asked sarcastically as a familiar smile flashed across her face while her father quietly shut the door scowling at her. Leave it to her to show up at the absolute worst time and of course after all the difficult work was complete. “Is she to become your queen after you turn her or is she to be yet another of your concubines?”

“Not that it is any of your concern my daughter but yes I do intend to first court and then make her my bride!” Damar growled storming past her and back towards the throne room. Oooh now is certainly not the time for her to be annoying me!! Lady Raylina was a tool that her own father wanted to use try and assassinate me!! One of my most supposed loyal vampiric vassals was discovered not only conspiring with the Weres and Wraiths but he had been plotting to usurp and kill me!!

I do so hope that you savor this moment father while it lasts!! Once you are defeated at the challenge vengeance will at long last be mine for what you did to my mother!!!! She shape-shifted into a spider and entered the room through a hairline crack within the door. She returned to her human form next to the bed where Yasmine slumbered. As the gypsy queen fretfully rolled in her slumber from right to left Zana salivated catching a glimpse of the young woman’s exposed neck. Zana leaned in and placed her fangs upon Yasmine’s neck but suddenly found that she could not feed!!W-w-w-w-what is going on here…w-w-w-w-why can I not feed upon her?!! Zana could not understand and before her frustration got the better of her; she dematerialized into a mist and floated out of the room through the very crack in the door that she had entered through. She reverted back into a solid form and stormed down the hallway furious with this sudden appearance of a conscience. I don’t understand this…I have never been unable to feed on someone so what is going on here!!!!

What’s the matter Zana were you unable to feed upon the woman I plan to make my queen? Damar mentally sarcastically asked her as she stormed down the hallway not towards the throne room but to the great hall so that she could warm herself by the fire.

I don’t know how you did this father, but I know you are responsible for me being unable to feast upon her!!!!Zana furiously mentally responded to her father as she burst into the great hall and angrily slammed herself down in front of the fireplace.

Ha-ha-ha-hah foolish, foolish girl did you truly think I would permit such a travesty to occur? Yasmine is the only other woman besides Malthor’s’ mother that I have loved that I can call my soul mate!!!!!!! Damar thought smugly to himself as he settled back into his throne and began to daydream about Yasmine.

“Father is everything all right…I trust the gypsies are safe?” Prince Malthor entered the throne room as a black bat which landed and transformed into a well-muscled young man.

“Oh but of course Malthor all thanks to Lexxa, Yasmine is quite beautiful isn’t she…I have no doubt that she shall make a splendid queen don’t you agree son?” Damar responded as that familiar smile flashed across his face.

“Yes, I’m sure she will father but right now there is the little matter of the pack of Weres that dared to enter our kingdom to attack that tribe! This outrage simply cannot be permitted to go unchallenged, please allow me to take a few battalions and make an example out of this pack!!!” Malthor proclaimed as he paced in front of the throne trying to keep his father from seeing the look of disgust on his face. Nadia give me strength Weres dared to come into our lands, and my father is more concerned with bedding this wench!!!! He thought to himself impatiently waiting for Damar to say something, anything about his proposal.

“Aaahh still so impatient and yearning for battle eh son…unfortunately your lust for vengeance will have to wait until nightfall and by then the pack will be back so deep into Lycan territory that regrettably my boy it will be impossible for you to do anything!” Damar scoffed rising from the throne preparing to got not to his chamber so he could slumber but to lie next to Yasmine his soon to be wife. “So for the time being I would suggest you retire to your chamber for dawn is moments away.” He responded exiting the throne room and returning to the chamber where Yasmine slumbered. Just as his daughter had left Damar entered the chamber as mist. Quickly resuming his human form Damar used his catlike reflexes to silently crawl into bed with his would-be bride. He gently took her into arms, and she began to stir.

“Ummm n-n-no, no please don’t!” She futilely pleaded as he entered her mind ordering her to sleep.

S-s-s-s-sh sleep now little one for as I said you are going to need all of your strength for what is to come! Damar projected gently stroking her hair, he kissed her cheek and the two of them drifted off to sleep. Meanwhile back within the throne room Malthor is still fuming over the lack of action from his father.

“He is more concerned with bedding a wench instead of dealing with the animals that were stupid enough to cross our borders!! I cannot wait for the tournament when I’ll defeat him and take the crown.!!” Malthor stated shaking his head as he stormed off to his own bed chamber. He entered, quickly undressed and climbed into the massive four post bed. He quickly covered himself as he heard a few servants