After Josey finished telling her story, the room laid quiet. No one took a breath or even blinked. She tried to leave out as much as she could regarding the s****l interactions, those she gave the gist of the possession ceremony. But the part about Cofer almost killing her darkened Cofer's aura. He was glad that she left off the parts after that but thinking about her cold body made his heart hurt again.
Cofer interrupted the extended silence ",Rodvelum was somewhat of a nanny and a teacher to me. He could create armies of vampires years in advance by instilling what was called keyholes or locks. After that all he had to do was think of what was needed to unlock the lock. Usually it was something that only he possessed or the grand vampire that requested the 'vampires in waiting'
