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Sparrow was the first one to look up, and he did so very slowly. When his eyes locked with Nero's, a cold snarl came from him, and he bared his fangs for all to see. It was only then that Adaria noticed the paleness of his skin, and how cold his touch had been.
So he was a vampire too.
“Look boys,” he said, chuckling. “It seems someone has lost their way and ended up on the wrong side of the woods.”
Weasel and Jim laughed, while Badger drew his knife and stared menacingly at Nero. Adaria meanwhile felt her knees go weak with relief at the sight of him. She’d never been more pleased to see someone before in her life.
Before anything else could happen, Nero had leapt out of the tree and straight at Sparrow's heart. The latter dived out of the way just in time, but Nero was all ov
