"It's done, Arthur," Lucy spoke in a low tone, devoid of any emotion. "I've turned her into my kin."
Hearing Lucy's voice, the girl's body jolted. It seemed like she recognized the name the vampire girl had spoken.
Slowly, that girl raised her face, revealing pale skin with a pair of red blood eyes. The area around her mouth was covered in blood, still fresh and dripping to the ground.
She was about to say something when she saw my face, but no words came from her small, beautiful lips.
So I took a step forward with the same kind of smile I showed her that day when we met in the church.
"Hello."
My voice echoed, bouncing around in the brick room. The door behind me was closed, and Melissa kneeled in front of it beside Beatrice.
The girl trembled as I approached her. I could see recognition in her eyes. Trembling, she squeezed her voice out of her throat.
"Arthur Vainglory?! What is a Paladin doing in this place?"