After a couple of hours, Sammy swooped down and very carefully landed in the boat, careful not to rock it too much in the water.
"We are being followed, but they're keeping their distance," he said, breathlessly.
"How many?" asked Carmelo.
"Thirteen."
December gasped and turned to look behind.
"They're a long way off, and it appears they want to keep it that way... at least for now," added Sammy.
"Would you mind going and telling Ursula?" he asked Sammy as he nodded and was careful to jump out of the boat into the air, flying gracefully towards the back of the group.
"There's more than I thought there would be," Jo said cautiously.
"Do you think they're new-borns?" asked Lilly as Carmelo shook his head. "No, Duran will have called upon his close allies."
"So vampires who are more
