The Executioners handed papers back and forth and Katelina tried to occupy her mind. She noted with surprise that the bulky vampire Zuri sat among them. The last time she'd seen him, he'd been a prisoner and his severed arms had been stored in a metal box of blood. Though apparently reattached, she envisioned them dropping off at any moment.

Eileifr cleared his throat loudly and addressed the Executioners, "Please mark your top choices and hand them to me."

Top choices ...