‘They had forgotten the first lesson, that we are to be powerful, beautiful, and without regret.’ -Anne Rice Drystan I rushed from the dungeon after seeing my missing clan members with Valda right behind me. We used our vampiric speed to move up to the hallway and through the castle grounds. The members that I had spoken with told me that the vampire Master that Soren had was Mistress Moira. She had been the first Clan Master to fall and she was strong. I had a hard time believing that she was helping Soren so I had to see for myself. We raced through the castle towards the spot one of my clan members said she was kept. We needed to make it to the west tower without anyone engaging us. We needed to end her compulsion quickly to save everyone that was fighting on the battlefield. We

