A dramatic accusation

( Zandar, at the funeral ceremony )

The atmosphere at the funeral was tense.

Once all the lord's had paid their final respects to King Regus, it was time for the family members to say a farewell speech as it was the opportunity for Felix Aurelius to make his case to become the next king.

Since Felix was a mortal, the chances of him being appointed as the next lord were next to none, however, that did not change the fact that his words held a lot of sway amongst the Vampire Lord's and that he was now the de-facto leader of the Aurelius clan.

" Firstly, I would like to thank all the lord's who have gathered here in these tumultuous times to pay their final respects to my father.

My father was undoubtedly a great man, and I'm sure that he could not have lost the battle against Dracula in a fair fight.

It was either a lowly trick that killed him, or it was the betrayal by one of our own...