Chapter 34: A fervent heart
Silas stood in the map room amongst the hundreds of rolled up papers, stretching the maps flat on the desk at the very center of the cylindrical chamber.
Once the sought after piece stared back at him, he finally stopped and gave it all of his attention.
The chart carried a detailed depiction of the Eleazar property as well as its close surroundings.
The vampire's goal had been to mark his new findings upon it before adding the tunnel among the underground passages' lists.
Longitude and latitude were the two parameters that allowed him to fulfill that task with utmost exactitude.
As he watched the ink dry upon the thick sheet of paper, his eyes traveled towards a different map.
One that held specifics of not only their property, but the territory of Umbraria as a whole. Quizzes riddled Silas' mind. Disputes as to how many tunnels had remained shrouded behind witchcraft since the great war.
A reality that posed a potential threat to his people should the information ever fall into the wrong hands. The fact that even a harmless young woman such as Arabella had found a use for it did not bode well.
Silas had done enough pondering on the matter and time for action had come. In his hand, he took the small bell that lay on the desk.