Chapter 171: Empty
Once done with the official report concerning the succession of unfortunate events that had transpired the previous day, Silas folded the paper into a neat rectangle before placing it inside an envelope only to then stamp the Eleazar family crest on the wax that sealed it all.
After sending the missive on its way to the council’s quarters, the vampire allowed his own feet free reign to roam around the manor if only for a fresh breath to sort of, revive his senses before heading for the dungeons where the corpses of those kidnappers had been kept since their collection.
Moreover, Calistro and Ethendra who were supposed to be there in order to assist with the inspection hadn’t yet arrived, thus granting him some more free time to be with himself.
Although, far from relaxing, Silas would extend his hearing in search for Arabella’s voice from time to time while doing his best not to linger.
And all that he gathered was the miserable fact that the young woman shut herself in her room, refusing to even cross the threshold of its door.
It’d have been a little more reassuring if she uttered more than four or five words at a time but hoping for even that turned out to be too greedy of a demand, a luxury far beyond his means despite all of the riches at his very fingertips it seemed.
Occasionally, well, a lot more frequently than that, Ada’s words from the night before would blare unapologetically higher than every other screaming voice in his mind.
Then came the questions; had Cynric successfully marked Arabella? Had wolf folk uncovered another method to achieve that purpose without resorting to their teeth?
But more importantly, was it truly his own blood that eradicated the effects of the mark?