A Fleeting Comfort

Breaking the awkward silence, he put on a smile, "What about you three?"

He immediately regretted asking the question as he knew the most likely reason why the three vampires were in Purgatory. A veil of gloom hung over the orange-lit campfire for a bit after his question left. 

They were after Donovan, weren't they? Not exactly a dinner-side topic, he thought. 

Armen answered, brushing a tuft of his silver locks behind his ear, "It was my own personal mission to come here to hunt down Donovan, the other two simply assisted me in that goal."

"You really wanted to bring him down, didn't you? Going into Purgatory is no joke," he replied quietly. 

Vale broke any tension with a small laugh, "It's nothing, really."

"Yeah? Why's that?" He asked, looking at her. 

"Armen used to be one of the 'Dusk Stars', the oh-so-perfect protectors of the king," Vale answered with a playful tone.