Elizabeth was greeted by a very tense group of vampires when she followed Fiona into the formal dining room the next morning. Last night after the vampires had left her room, she had laid awake listening for the sound of Charles and Mary opening the door as they returned from their hunt. She was afraid that Ciaran would come back into her room and Charles wouldn't be there, she eventually fell into a fit full sleep. In the study, Ciaran and Fiona had listened to Mary's mad ramblings about divine weapons, falling leaves, and fire. Fiona easily ignored her warnings, bit Ciaran had been sucked in. He had a passion for her mad ramblings, she could practically feel Charles' annoyance in the subject and concern with the matter at hand. He liked bloodshed and violence just fine, but he

