Chapter NineteenThe meeting went on for a while longer, though little more was achieved as it devolved into a circular conversation about the possibility of real vampires and plots concerning forgotten European cults of death. The colonel even returned, possibly because things were being decided without his input, a situation his pride could not handle.
The one thing to come out of the conference was Abberline’s insistence on a larger police presence at the house for the foreseeable future, along with better armaments for his men. Even those who were sceptical about the supernatural side of our enemy believed that a real danger could be visiting the estate soon.
There was even a suggestion of calling in some grenadier guards stationed nearby, but the inspector allowed himself to be overr
