“No it is not. As a matter of fact, my mother came from there,” Vladislav said.
“Oh...” Allegra trailed off. She had no idea what else to say.
“I take it you are somewhat familiar with the rumours of Estoyya?” he asked and took note of her silent head nod. “What have you heard?”
Allegra bit on her bottom lip nervously. “Just that it’s where the vampires of Nefolktu used to prey on humans,” she said uncomfortably. Almost everything that involved Nefolktu’s past discomforted her.
“Well, that much is true,” he admitted. “It was the island closest to Nefolktu, so the original vampires, those immune to sunlight collected humans in droves to be sent to Nefolktu. Most of our human population has ancestry from there.”
“So, when you said your mother came from there,” she began, leaving her hus
