One would say that Leon was born ready for this. When he went back to the tomb to search for his father, he had a wooden stake hidden under his sword belt. He was prepared for anything and didn’t want to be a victim of the night. With the wooden stake, he staked the chief maiden from behind before she could get the chance to drain the king.
Immediately she unhands the king and fell to the ground with the stake still on her. Seeing this, the rest of the maidens started advancing towards them with all their fangs out. “Grab a wooden stake,” Leon yelled.
Some guards who also heard the screams were startled by what they saw. They have been standing by the entrance of the quarters watching. They saw how the chief maiden was staked and not quite long caught fire. Their fear grew stronger but t
