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just as Father
was finally returning from his meetings with the
Council.
    “Katrina, did you see any
sign of the girls?”
    “No Father, but we found
where the fledglings are holed up. Across the river, south about
three miles, there’s an old fortress wall hiding an opening to some
sort of cave. I sensed at least fifteen fledglings and five humans
- male.”
    “Thomas, get Gunter. He
should hear this, too.”
    After retelling our
information to Gunter, we had to devise a plan.
    Father paced as he laid out
the plan. “These are new vampires; so they are still vulnerable to
the sun. Since they were made, not born, their senses aren’t as
good as ours, but they will be very strong. Since Watchers aren’t
meant to fight vampires, we should use the elite vampire
guard.”
    Gunter sputtered, “Our
family has trained vampires for generations and we are used to
their speed. I refuse to let any of you go without us.”
    “Then we should strike at
first light,” Father said accepting Gunter’s reasoning.
    “I’ll give orders for
another tracking party to go out before dawn,” Gunter cautioned,
“We can’t take a chance of alerting Damien or any of his partners
in this. The Romanians have shown their allegiance to him, so we
must also beware of them and any of their party.”
    “Thomas, go and alert
Philepe and Gerhardt. Simon, you go and speak with the Vikings.
Katrina, I want you to stay here.”
    “But Father—”
    “You’ll need to distract
Damien, he must not get suspicious. Quinn will watch
Luena.”
    “I’ll send word I wish to
spend the morning with him. Sarah, take this note over to Damien’s
apartment and please wait for a reply.”
    “It’s not fair,” I wanted
to scream. I was trained to fight too, and hadn’t I just proven
myself?
    While Gunter and Father
continued talking strategy, I decided I needed some time to myself.
I opened the doors and stepped out onto the balcony. The moon was
almost full, which made the night almost as light as day. This was
not the adventure I had envisioned before we arrived. How did
everything get so complicated?
    “Katrina.” I heard Quinn
call softly from below. I peeked over the railing to see him in his
guard’s uniform. We both looked all around to make sure no one was
watching.
    “Meet me downstairs. I want
to talk to you.”
    “I’ll be right down,” I
whispered back. To the others I said, “I’m going to get something
to eat. May I get either of you anything?”
    “No, thank you,” I
heard.
    I walked quickly down the
stairs. When I saw him, I still felt that jump in my
pulse.
    “Please come in, and I’ll
fetch you something to eat.” I said for the benefit of
eavesdroppers.
    “Thank you, my Lady. You’re
very kind.”
    Once he was inside, I gave
him a big hug and a kiss.
    “I missed you.” I whispered
softly before disengaging myself from the hug.
    “And I missed you. Thomas
told me what you found in the woods. I watched Damien all evening,
he didn’t leave his quarters and he just received, what I assume
was a note from you, since Sarah brought it. She’s on her way back,
but she wanted to get supplies from our stores, so I brought the
answer back with me.” Quinn handed me the note.
    “You should have seen the
look on his face. He seemed pleased with himself I must say, and he
did not hesitate to write this reply. What does it say?”
    I opened the note and read
it aloud, “I’ll meet you at our spot in the garden at sunrise. I’ll
bring breakfast, and you bring your beautiful smile.”
    I sighed, “Should I swoon
now or wait until tomorrow?” We both laughed.
    “Oh, I forgot to tell you,
Luena went out just after she talked to Damien in the garden. When
did you leave the compound?”
    “Not long after
that.”
    “She went to a spot at the
rear wall of the palace, far away from everything else, and entered
what appeared to be a small storage building. She didn’t come out
for over two hours, and then she went straight to her