The vampire watched Caroline from his balcony. Having heard a door open from the floors below, he assumed that it was one of the servants letting in a food delivery but decided to get up and inspect the noise anyway. Unable to sense the heartbeat of the person exiting from where he stood, he could still make out the cadence of their steps.
A bit disappointed in himself for having slept through most of the morning and then remaining his room reading, Ender lurched himself from the chair he had been occupying. Interactions had started to become tiresome, especially with his brother.
He let out an exasperated sigh as he observed the Caroline stumble out into the clearing behind the castle and begin to examine her surroundings. What was she doing? He thought while shutting his eyes for a moment and running a large hand through the think curls that sat upon his head like a mop.
