Lysandra had become conscious with only the mother of Prince Arvinson present at her side.
"Are you a queen...?" she asked feebly.
"Well, yes. I am a former queen," Queen Lilli replied softly.
"And A-arvinson? He is vampire, isn't he? A-and he used my sister as his b-blood bank?" Her voice broke again. Her tears fell down on her cheeks silently.
"Arvinson was irresponsible when he was a prince. He admitted his bad ways to me, Lysandra. But when Lucinda has died and Dalton is beheaded--"
"You mean... the talking head is not only my imagination?" she interrupted the queen rudely. "I am out of here!" Lysandra sat up weakly.
"If you go away from us, you won't have a chance to know who killed your parents!" Queen Lilli said with conviction.
"Oh! My parents! Who killed them? Tell me!" Lys
