Amelia had climbed down off her stack and joined me, smiling brightly. I looked at the sun that sat just above the tree line, almost forgetting what Amelia was. Having retained some of her Witch self, she'd managed to find a way to store her Vampire self in her void during the day, protecting it from sunlight and her from being a statue. She showed me the route we'd take when I arrived at sunset, moving past the bonfire and through the tavern to the stairs. She guided me to the balcony that had been partly dismantled to leave a gap where I would stand. Helena and Amelia had agreed to be my Callers, usually performed by the Head of the Coven, but as long as they had a connection to the void, Mother would call back. "Okay, so once that's done, we'll have food and drinks and we'll sta

