15 Gasp

Mira laid in the shade of her favorite fountain of a little boy and girl playing. She had been daydreaming about the castle and all the treasures she would find inside. Later she would visit the pups in the kennel. She new Lanthier was near because she could feel his presence and the air always seemed cooler with him around. She was safe from glares behind the fountain. All of a sudden she heard a clamor at the edge of the forest. The guards were fighting with men that Mira assumed were peasants. They were dressed plainly compared to anyone else she had met here. She crouched down staring at the seen before. Some of the guards had claws out, others seemed to be biting the intruders mercilessly. Lanthier walked toward the scene calmly but his eyes were blazing. Mira could see frost in the air she breathed out. She knew that this was caused by the kings powers. As Lanthier neared the commotion the throats of the rebels seemed to slit themselves. Blood was everywhere. The men still standing clutched their own throats until they realized they were already dead and fell to their knees in a pool of blood. Lanthier moved between the dying until his hand landed on a rebel who looked like he was in charge. The man had led the intruders into their own swift massacre. Lanthier splattered with rebel blood dragged the man toward the castle, most likely toward the dungeons his guards in tow. Mira saw claws digging into the mans head. She wanted to unsee the whole thing but she couldn't tear her eyes away. She looked up when she saw a pair of eyes on her. A hooded figure. She was about to scream when the figure whispered something that seemed to make the sound stop in her throat. She tried to stumble away but the figure grabbed her and started to whisperer something in her ear. The pair where beginning to fade when Damanos tackled the intruder to the ground. He covered the mouth of the stranger quickly and dug claws into their shoulder. Guards were there not a moment after lifting the rebel to their feet. Damanos pulled down the hood and she could feel his power spiking. He handed the attacker to a guard and turned to grab Mira forcefully his claws now digging into her shoulder.

"Damanos your hurting me."

"I am your sire witch." His claws dug deeper into her shoulder. She didn't understand what was happening. He turned her around to march her toward the castle. Her eyes landed on her assailant and she gasped. A bag was placed over Mira's head that seemed to muffle sound as she was lead to some unknown place.