Malani-
Arriving in New Orleans, the air is muggy and humid. We are meeting with Alpha Vampire Eres, who requested our assistance. He welcomes us out on the training fields. Bogdan, Killian, and I stand watching as the warriors practice. There are about one hundred in this group. We have to get them ready for war.
“Alpha Vampire Eres leads the training class. They go over techniques and how to use their skills.
Eres is a skilled fighter. He takes down the others with ease. I mean, he is the leader, and I would expect nothing less.
“Let’s break up into groups of four. Practice a rotation of three against one. Because rarely are the fights going to be one-on-one.” He shows the groups how to take down three at one time. “You want to use your gifts.”
He extends a hand to me. I raise an e
