"Scary..."

Gertrude leaned back, crossing her arms under her chest and putting one leg over the other. How best to please both siblings? Generally more information would be better if it was important to clearly communicate their activities to a political ally, but the king likely got a full report from Arken. This was mainly a storytime, so comfort was more important.

"The Hunt was a frightening foe, to be certain. Not to spoil the story, but you may notice that our more prestigious knights have all made it to the tournament in good health, and with morale to spare. The duke's wits were returned. The story has a happy ending."

Gertrude smiled.

"I can skip the more... gruesome parts of the fight, if you wish."

How the hell was she supposed to even [i]start[/i] on Tyaethe's mad bloodlust carrying her through [i]that[/i] gorefest of a bloody fight? A good [i]none of that[/i] would appeal to Maletha, and might actually make her scared of Tyaethe.

On one hand, that [i]would[/i] be entertaining. On the other, Gertrude [i]was[/i] finally starting to make friends.

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Tyaethe's body wouldn't be good as anything but a battery if all her organs didn't quite work, but it was a [i]good[/i] battery at least. One of the best in the world, really. Gretchen frowned, but nodded.

"I can't fix your body permanently as much as I can't fix [i]mine[/i] permanently. At least, not yet. But I could force it to work how it's supposed to. Maybe enough for one bout? I haven't done it before exactly, but I know the theory well enough from my own studies and I can use Yaya as a battery."

Saying this, she leaned down and pressed an ear to Tyaethe's chest. It wasn't often one was invited to listen to an arrhythmic vampire's heart. It could be valuable as research material at some point.