Thane and Kate stopped as several more vampires emerged from the Hold and the trees to surround them. Every one of them looked haggard in the sunlight, many of them leaning on their weapons for support.

Unknowing to what the Baroness was going to do, Thane looked to the treeline, confident he could charge through them in their weakened state, even if he did take a few hits in the process.

With Kate at his side, those thoughts were momentary. They hadn’t come this far ...