Liza listened intently at Alice’s explanation. 

[i]Thomas and Aleera...I swear I’ve heard those names somewhere. But where?[/i] Liza was mentally kicking herself for her short memory, at least regarding those two names. She stepped away from the wall and casually worked over next to the desk across the room, her arms crossed over her chest.

[i]So, Dalton knows these two. At least he stopped this Liam guy from getting Alice. Still...[/i] Those two names tugged at Liza’s mind. Where had she heard them before? And that other name Alice mentioned, or at least tried to remember it seemed.

“Hmmm...” She mumbled aloud.
[i]Strumhold? Strumghost? Sturmgheist? Sturmgeist? [b]Sturmgeist![/b][/i]
Liza felt a heavy wave roll through her body as realization struck her.
Wobbling slightly at her knees, she pulled out the desk chair and turned it around, facing it towards Alice and then taking a seat. She crossed her legs and folded her arms against her chest once more. As best she tried, she couldn’t conceal the look of concern on her face. After a brief composition, she spoke.

“Um, well Alice, as far as those first two names, while I admit they [i]do[/i] ring a bell, I’m afraid I can’t put my finger on them exactly. It’s interesting that they would know Dalton however. But,” she hesitated slightly before continuing,”[b]Sturmgeist[/b], if that’s what you heard, is, well....he is one of the oldest known Vampires living in the United States, Alice.”

Liza paused for a minute to let her words sink in before continuing,
“His full name is [b]Brakt von Sturmgeist[/b]. He’s lived in America for several decades now, supposedly he immigrated here after the Second World War.
He’s said to have lived in eastern Germany for many centuries, back to the barbarian age or whatever. He and his entire coven of Vampires live here in New York, somewhere. [b]If[/b] the name ‘Sturmgeist’ is actually what you heard, then it seems that this Thomas and Aleera could very well be part of his coven. And it seems that they want this Liam guy dead. If this Liam of yours has pissed off Brakt Von Sturmgeist and his coven, then he’s playing a dangerous game indeed. But Dalton, how does he fit into this? Was you and he being there just a coincidence or...?”