“I can’t thank you all enough for agreeing to come here on such short notice,” Eileen says warmly, clearly touched by the support she’s been given thus far.

Six vampires stand before us in the middle of the field. Unlike the council who all had very pristine and commanding energies about them, these vampires are all of different sizes, ages, and demeanors.

A short man with a loud and playful voice grins at Eileen. He wears flannel and a cowboy hat, really ...