Devon
The situation was dire. Besides the gunshot wound, which thankfully probably wasn't a silver bullet since it was still lodged in my shoulder, I'd also been cut several times by the hunters' wicked silver blades. My wounds weren't healing as quickly as they should, so I'd been hastily bandaged up. They would not have been as much of a concern under normal circumstances, except that nearly everyone else had also been injured. The vampire queen had been slashed across the face, but once she realized her eyes were functional, she was unconcerned.
My attempt to remain calm and rally my flagging troops was interrupted by the arrival of the vampire she had sent away with Kain.
"What news?" she asked, her demeanour changing from flippant to serious in a heartbeat.
"Two things. The Denize
