This story takes place at The Guild's citadel in rural Iowa, in 1893, twenty-five years after Jorick's story.

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As the last of the clock's chimes died away, Krill pushed off from the wall. His shift as a guard was over for the evening, in time to grab a quick bath and get to bed.

He nodded to his replacement, one of a skeleton crew who would defend the important places of the citadel during daylight hours. He felt sorry for them. A vampire's ...