Clara I wound tightly knitted yarn as I listened to the vampire woman speak. She had a melodic, soothing voice. Ronan, who must know the story by heart, looked utterly entranced as he listened, too. “So,” Jules said, “you were wondering how the Warren came to be.” I nodded. “Well, it was a long time ago. I was a young girl then. The war between the wolf folk and the Old Blood had taken a nasty turn.” I tapped her arm, and wrote, “Old Blood?” “Oh, them. You don’t know who your people are fighting?” Jules asked. “Vampires,” I wrote. “Well, I’m a vampire and I’m surely not fighting any war,” Jules said with a laugh. “What about you, Ronan?” He shook his head. “The vampires your people are fighting are the Old Blood. Vampire nobility,” Jules explained. “Hm. I guess I have to talk ab

