The following day in the capital, Giselle was executed in front of the Valerian crowd while Lady Magdalene lost her hands. Nobody knew what happened to the other two vampires as they weren't seen after what happened in the chamber. A vampire couldn't regain or regenerate limbs, and it was an absolute punishment, a reminder not to go against the Lord of Valeria. There were murmurs in the crowd as the punishment took place. Word had passed from one person to another about what had occurred in the castle, and they were now curious. Curious if their Lord had chosen the human instead of a highly classed pure-blooded vampire woman.