Greta Lovelace
The LaFaye sisters, Sabine and Ezra, entered the Great Hall while Anya and I tended to Melina. She was still weak but she managed to sit up on her own, wiping away her tears.
"What happened?" I asked her gently.
"Vladimir has our other sisters," Melina said softly, her voice trembling with fear. "Pyotr and I just managed to narrowly escape."
Anya then turned her eyes to Pyotr with a look of disgust on her face. "What is he doing here with you?"
"He saved me." Melina shook her head sadly. "He was trying to help me—to protect me from Vladimir," Melina replied softly, looking down at the ground as color flooded her cheeks.
Pyotr stepped forward, his face full of guilt. "I should have done more," he said quietly.
Brimming with tears, Melina looked up at us. "We must
