Taeyang paced around the castle on his nightly walk. Normally, he'd invite Yeoja Avalai along on his walks- it's always up to her whether to accept or not- but tonight he was moving at a much faster pace, doubling back to make the walk longer as his thoughts raced. They had new blood! New Kin, siblings, family! They could really use more vampires in their coven after...
Taeyang stopped and wrapped his arms around himself, whining at the loss of DeWinter manim- the one he was closest to due to his formal upbringing- and the other five kin that they lost last summer during the Hunters' attack. Even within the castle and on the cloudy lands of Scotland, the blistering sun had them weakened, causing them to need more blood in order to sustain themselves. Yeoja Avalai had been off seeing the Big Guy and he himself had been out hunting for their coven so they could survive and stay strong in case of an attack; the Hunters had been getting more rowdy both in Scotland and England, more decapitations and stakes to the heart than the vampires had seen in years.
That was when the pain had crippled him in the middle of the forest as he was stalking some runaways who were camping there. His still heart felt as though it was being ripped apart while he still lived- or...existed at least. He ran back to the castle as fast as he could, making it back in half a day. He hid in the treeline as he watched the Hunters bask in their victory, never knowing some of the coven had survived. They didn't make it far after that.
Taeyang had been curled up in the dungeons, locking himself in and denying himself blood as punishment. If Yeoja Avalai hadn't yanked him out a week later upon her return and shoved the blood down his throat, he doubted he'd be here now. It had taken her a while to get back, caught up in the political politeness of having to stay when asked by a vampire even older than herself. She told him that she had felt their coven's death to a much lesser extent, and had hunted down their other few members that had dispersed during the attack. There were 5 of them left out of the 14 that had originally walked these halls. 5 Vampires barely even makes a coven.
It's been a long two seasons and finally, at the thawing of snow and beginning of spring, new blood had been brought to the castle. He knocked politely at the double-doors of the 'living' room and entered.
"Yeoja Avalai, they should be waking soon." He said, his calm demeanor belying his excitement for new family.
Taeyang stopped and wrapped his arms around himself, whining at the loss of DeWinter manim- the one he was closest to due to his formal upbringing- and the other five kin that they lost last summer during the Hunters' attack. Even within the castle and on the cloudy lands of Scotland, the blistering sun had them weakened, causing them to need more blood in order to sustain themselves. Yeoja Avalai had been off seeing the Big Guy and he himself had been out hunting for their coven so they could survive and stay strong in case of an attack; the Hunters had been getting more rowdy both in Scotland and England, more decapitations and stakes to the heart than the vampires had seen in years.
That was when the pain had crippled him in the middle of the forest as he was stalking some runaways who were camping there. His still heart felt as though it was being ripped apart while he still lived- or...existed at least. He ran back to the castle as fast as he could, making it back in half a day. He hid in the treeline as he watched the Hunters bask in their victory, never knowing some of the coven had survived. They didn't make it far after that.
Taeyang had been curled up in the dungeons, locking himself in and denying himself blood as punishment. If Yeoja Avalai hadn't yanked him out a week later upon her return and shoved the blood down his throat, he doubted he'd be here now. It had taken her a while to get back, caught up in the political politeness of having to stay when asked by a vampire even older than herself. She told him that she had felt their coven's death to a much lesser extent, and had hunted down their other few members that had dispersed during the attack. There were 5 of them left out of the 14 that had originally walked these halls. 5 Vampires barely even makes a coven.
It's been a long two seasons and finally, at the thawing of snow and beginning of spring, new blood had been brought to the castle. He knocked politely at the double-doors of the 'living' room and entered.
"Yeoja Avalai, they should be waking soon." He said, his calm demeanor belying his excitement for new family.
