The vampires were gone from the Sanchena village of the Shades, leaving behind havoc in Zoe's family. She had multiple skirmishes with Cyfrin. She tried telling him how allying with the vampires would put their breed in danger.
However, Cyfrin- an optimistic chief, was completely convinced by the idea of the Garfields helping improve the state of the Shades according to modern times. He thought it was best for his people to leave that primitive lifestyle behind and move forwards hand in hand with the friends who were willing to help them.
Their brother-sister bond was weakening with every day. Zoe was not ready to give up, and Cyfrin also saw it as an opportunity to prove to the world that he was the deserving leader and not his elder sister.
Zoe tried talking with her father. But the former chief, now old and retired from his position, decided to play neutral. He did not want to influence his son's decisions because somewhere he was also convinced by his vision for their people.