Jorick and Oren arrived some time later and Jorick took Katelina to the restaurant for a late lunch. The atmosphere was tense.
"Have you heard why they won't let us leave?" a thick accented voice asked their dining partner.
"No one will say. Only that details will follow later."
The first slammed a fist on the table. "How much later? I left my coven in the hands of my brother and I need to get back!"
The table on the other side of them was much the same. A vampiress, an older vampire in a top hat, and a human girl who looked about fourteen were locked in angry conversation.
"I heard they're expecting an attack!" the woman said emphatically.
"If that's true, they should let us leave before it comes," the man replied. He looked sharply toward Katelina and Jorick, as if he'd caught the
