The moment Isiah descended into the subterranean cellar, he found the family and their staff huddled together on the freezing stone floor, trembling violently in a state of vacant, mindless shock.
He surveyed the pathetic gathering with a cold, sarcastic smirk before glancing down at Eijar. "Observe. This is merely one of my necessary precautions to avoid taking lives... at least until I discover a permanent remedy for my condition."
Eijar remained thoroughly perplexed by his erratic methods. Isiah had moved with reckless speed in his pursuit of the female instructor, going so far as to abduct an entire highborn household and subject them to total sensory darkness purely to evade the urge to feed.
"Why?" Eijar hissed softly. "Why did you select this specific estate? Was it truly necessary simply to secure shelter?"
