Dorian: “This dish looks delightful! What is it you called it again?”

Jaina: “It’s a salad.”

Dorian: “Ah, yes! Salad! It’s so full of colour and life!”

Jaina: “Why haven’t you heard of that before?”

Dorian: “When you’ve a demon and vampire hybrid since birth, you don’t really eat things like this.”

Jaina: “Oh, I see.”

Dorian: “I know what might cheer you up!”

Jaina: “I find that hard to believe.”

Dorian: “What you need is a comfortable place to rest and a good book. That always does the trick for me.”

Jaina: *sigh*

Dorian: “Your name is Jaina, right? I’m glad to see they finally let you out of your cage.”

Jaina: “But I’m not out of my cage! I’m still trapped with no escape. I’m also starving. Please tell me that there’s something to eat here and that I’m not going to starve to death.”

Dorian: “Of course you won’t! I’ll take you to our kitchen.”

Celeste: “Well, do you want the good news or the bad news first?”

Jaina: “Are you here to end my torment?”

Celeste: “In a way, perhaps. You’re free from your cage, at least.”

Jaina: “Please, I just want to go home. I miss my family.”

Celeste: “Ahahah! You stupid girl! You’re never going to see your family again!”

Lady Lylliannah: “Ah, so this is where you’ve been hiding. I’m happy to say that we finally all came to an agreement.”

Celeste: “Oh?”

Lady Lylliannah: “The human girl is to be turned and live in undeath as your attendant.”

Celeste: “Are you all barking mad? Also, how did you even get Vlad and Iris to agree to that?”

Lady Lylliannah: “It was Vlad’s idea. He said you clearly need more help, so not put her to use?”

Celeste: “You know I cannot promise this young girl’s safety here, vampire or not. We’re fighting a war on this land, after all.”

Lady Lylliannah: “Yes, which is absolutely dreadful. However, we thought of that as well. There are going to be some new requirements of you with this arrangement.”

*Meanwhile, in the council chamber…*

Lady Iris: “I think I speak for all of us when I say that this situation has been handled quite poorly.”

Lord Vladislaus: “Indeed.”

Lady Eloise: “Yes! I seem to remember you saying that you’d never let something like this happen again. I certainly hope you didn’t think that having only one lone young vampire on guard was a sound plan.”

Lady Lylliannah: “Only one guard? Celeste, what happened to my darling gargoyles that I lent you?”

Celeste: “I don’t know. They said they had grown tired of me and flew away. I am so sorry, my lady.”

Lord Vladislaus: “I had warned you about leaving her in charge, Lady Eloise. All she’s ever done is mess things up since you gave her that quarter.”

Lady Eloise: “Oh hush now, Vlad. She has had next to nothing to work with because you won’t spare your soldiers.”

Lord Vladislaus: “You’re damn right I won’t.”

Lady Lylliannah: “Oh dear, now you’ve upset her.”

Lord Vladislaus: “She should be upset! I’m upset! You and Eloise have gone soft and you’re let failures like her ruin everything we’ve built.”

Amy: “Thanks for helping me, Dorian. It could have gone a lot worse.”

Dorian: “You’re welcome. I’m sorry that my mother got involved.”

Amy: “Hey, don’t sweat it! …So, what do you think they’re going to do with her now?”

Dorian: “The council will have a meeting and decide her fate. They will either turn her or kill her, most likely. I don’t think they’d just let her go.”

Amy: “I almost feel a little sorry for her. But, unfortunately for her, not sorry enough.“

Dorian: “Yes, she is a delicate and pitiful creature, isn’t she? It’s hard to believe that you were like that human not that long ago.”

Amy: “Yeah… Um, I’m going to go see if your mom needs anything before I go. I’ll see ya around.”

Celeste: “Ahhh, it is so good to be back home. I’d love to show you around sometime, girl. However, we need to decide what we’re going to do with you first. I can’t just have you wandering around here so Dorian and Amy will have to take you downstairs for a while. I’m sorry to have to be such a terrible hostess.”