Maria jumped about a foot in the air at the sound of the bomb. The only thing she could think to compare it to was the sound of canon fire, but this was much louder. It shook the walls of the room and made dust fall from the ceiling. When their driver came in and made his announcement she leapt up. Oh no. [i]Oh no[/i]. This wasn't good at all. When she noticed Alexander simply shrug at her in response she was instantly furious. How dare he act so calm! This was her [i]home[/i], it was the only place she felt safe. Struggling to push down her fury she followed the servant up the steps.

After seeing how much damage the explosion had done her eyes widened in shock. What could have done this? A canon did not spread a fire this way. It looked as though a dragon from one of her books had attacked the front of her home. Following the group, she left through the back entrance but she left them there. Rushing over to the servants she quickly grabbed a bucket and started to join into the effort towards dowsing the flames. The servants hardly noticed her in their scramble to put the fire out.

As she worked her fury grew into that of a dragons. Who would have [i]done[/i] this? Who could have? The only explanation that she could formulate was that the vampires had discovered the location and made their move. She would not stand for this. The hunt for whoever did this to her precious home would start tonight. They would pay for what they did.