Bab 163: Death in the Land.

In another part of the Kingdom sat Vetis Leander with a glass of blood in his hand while he held his walking stick with the other as he leisurely enjoyed the rich taste of the blood he drank in sips.

His dark red eyes shone in the darkness of the night and before long, John his right-hand man entered the sitting room where he sat.

John stopped at a respectful distance and offered his master a bow as he greeted, "Master. I bring the report of your last mission for me, Master."

"Go on," Vetis commanded in his hoarse deep voice. He kept the empty glass on the side table beside him and took out his cigar pipe. He ignited the end and before long, thick blue smoke swirled from it.

John bowed again and began to speak, "As you ordered me to do, I attacked the King and the Lady in the forest which you sent me to."