The axe looked the closest it ever could be to being the bane of a daedric prince. With their main mission accomplished, Janius and Sabine felt their legs urging them to head to the exit. Their will came easily to stay put while Hal-Neesa and her husband remained between them and the door.

Lunise pursed her lips, as much in frustration as concern. "Your allies will not like this," she said. "But we can solve that problem once we take our leave of this place."

Whether that was going to happen sooner or later depended entirely on Llarvan and Hal-Neesa. The novelty of seeing a vampire lord in shock was not lasting long.