Due to the catastrophic results of the war, the vampire king had to announce that he would personally, along with Duke Vlodbir and the rumored divine messenger himself, give a speech explaining what had happened.
Although the vampires were frightened or frustrated by the defeat, they listened to the crown's announcements and faithfully waited for the announced day, 10 days after the war. The vampires (for the most part) were very loyal to their kingdom, and believed that there would be a good explanation for what happened.
The few who disliked the crown still respected the divine envoys, seeing them as legendary figures that no vampire should look down upon.
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June 23, 2037(Terran calendar).
The king was in a luxurious mansion, talking to his wife, a voluptuous 5'6" vampire, with pure, glowing red eyes.
"Darling. About the speech we're going to give... "The vampire queen subtly approached her husband.