The general had been riding with Lorna for days. The pair finally stopped at a ramshackle inn called the Hen and Feather after trailing behind Grier and Basla for some time. At each town the two of them had stayed in, it was easy to find word of the vampire captains. The two vampires had managed to murder a serving girl or stable hand in each location for their nutritional needs. Talmot had sent a falcon ahead to the nearest fort, asking them to meet him there, surely that was where the captains were traveling.
Talmot lamented the loss of life, but only so much as a general in his position could. The vampires were valuable assets to the army, and while he did admit that he would prefer the two to be more judicious in their feeding habits, it was a necessary evil at times to keep them in his employ. Vampires were the most deadly predators in the nation. Most remained as aristocrats, and to have even a small number of the creatures on his side was an incredible advantage.
