*A couple days later…*

We rode with haste for Mirewood but struggled to keep the speed through the mangled forests. My vanguard and I rode into the town, startling everyone. The Blood Duchess trailed by ten human cavalrymen didn’t happen often.

I shouted in the town square, “Vampires of Mirewood! Proud, valiant warriors of Mirewood! Avenadyn is under attack once more and I call upon you to join forces with me!”

“What is this madness, Yyrdra?” a hunter ...