Mom carried Xavier back to the Great Hall now that we had them stitched up and blood-free I was hoping nobody would get fangy with him.
"Are we sure about this?" Loran asked looking from Xavier to me then back to Xavier.
"I would hope not anyone who has some blood issues has already been sent back to their room. And anyone who would dare harm a child we all know should already be at the southern border. Or their dead." I remind her.
"Can I ask why they'd be dead?" Xavier asked.
"There's a law that we have. Created by the oldest of the vampires back when there were only five Clans. That no child no matter the race whether human or vampire will I guess now that would also include werewolf witch human and vampire. And it has always been that anyone who would dare harm a child would be put to death. No one wanted any of the kids hurt. Considering how rare it is. Some couples can take hundreds of years to have a child. And others are still trying even though they've been together for almost a thousand years."
"Oh," he said. "Is adoption a thing?"
"It is but there aren't many children up for adoption actually there are done. Most are adopted right away if something happens to the parents or are abandoned which doesn't happen often."
"Family seems to be a pretty big part of vampire culture." Mom said
"Unless they have changed over the last a hundred years everyone even including the Bloodbound Clan has very sharp Family Ties." Dad said as he walks beside us.
"Yeah, the Family Ties have always been strong." Uncle said. "The only person who wasn't always trying to keep family close was our father. Then again father was human before he was vampire."
"Father always was power hungry."
"I think we were all happy the day he died." Uncle said as he scratched the back of his head. "Old man was one of the few remaining Originals who ended up dying from old age."
"That is a rarity." I agreed with him.
"Vampires can die from old age?" Xavier asked me.
"Yeah about 3,000 years is when a vampire will die of old age. then again The Originals were human before they were vampires should that could be a factor. I'm not talking about the ones that were created in test tubes like my dad was. I'm talking to me once that were turned from humans to vampires originally."
"That's true we don't know how long those are less like Nicodemus and I can live. Most of them died in the Civil War."
"This is true."
I pushed the door shut the Great Hall open and wanted to glare as Queen Nightshade was sitting at the table. Lovely I thought to myself.
"I thought this conversation was happening in the office." Dad said as he looks at Logan.
"And we will take it there we were just sitting here waiting to see what happened with young Xavier." Logan said.
Xavier duck his head into my shoulder. "Well as you can see Xavier is fine. a little traumatized but otherwise fine." I said and then told Loran. "Shall we head to the office to give this meeting done?"
"Really Diana." Queen Nightshade said looking at me. "One would think you didn't like me."
"Queen Nightshade." I said speaking to her for the first time. "If you ever thought I liked you isn't there is definitely an issue. Well I will always be civil with you it does not mean I have to like you." I turned to Lauren. "Why don't you take him to the kitchen and see if Vicky can wrestle him up some food."
"I can definitely do that. And then skipping the pages Wing I will take this little one on tour."
"That works."
The silence was all that was heard between the delegates and us as we walked to the office. Pushing myself to not hit the woman for touching Logan I grit my teeth and my dad pats my arm. "Queen Nightshade." Logan said as he stepped away from the woman. "I do not think my Hatoro is liking the fact you have your hands all over me."
"You found your Hatoro after all these years?" She asked, blinking.
"Yes and I would very much appreciate it if you didn't try to cling to my Hatoro." I tell her.
"How is it a turned vampire like you always end up with the." She shut up as she looked at us.
"I would watch your mouth if I were you." Logan snarls at her.
"Nela I would watch your mouth." Queen Breanna said slapping her in the back of her head. "You know as well as I who clams her as family you can not afford to insult not only the royal family of the north but also the Torant clan." She snaps at her.
"Yes Aunty." She pouts as she rubs the back of her head.
"I really wish you would stop antagonizing our allies!" She
"Yes aunty." She muttered.
I sigh softly as I take Logan's hand as he pulls me close glaring at the young vampire. I know I shouldn't feel jealous but I am. I sighed and I squeezed his hand and glared at the ceiling. I need to get this under control. I open the door to the office. "Now The reason you where asked hear Queen Nightshade was because of the human delegates." Dad said taking up the speaking role as I took the spot next to logan in the queen chair.
"I am aware." She snipped at him.
"Tone." Queen Breanna snips back at him. "This is one Male you don't piss off." She reminds her.
"Yes Aunty." She mutters. I hid my snicker as I took a drink of my tea that Leo brought with the warm blood and tea for the humans.
"So you want me to support the fact we have human and other delegates to keep the Bloodbound off then you better stop acting." Her aunt slapped her again.
"You're the one antaganising her and you will be supporting this because we do not want or need a war child." Her aunt said.
"Yes Aunty." She mutters as she pouts and looks away from her. "What do I get out of this?"
"Me not yelling at you." Queen Breanna said. "Not to mention import and export and ways to grow your clan. I am sure many humans will want to turn for medical reasons a lot of the first gen turned vampires were because they were deathly ill."
"Then why did they contact the northern clan first?"
"Because I found them when I was going to check out the end." I tell her. "I wasn't about to let them come in alone not knowing what all was in here." I tell her.
"Why not they probably would have died." Breanna slapped her harder. "OW!"
"That's the reason why Lady Diana could not. They would have come for war then." Breanna snapps at her.
"Must you keep slapping me?"
"Must you keep making a fool of yourself?" Queen Breanna asked her.
"Alright." Logan said before a fight broke out.
"Well you already know you have my support what more is there to talk about?" She asked.
"The tournament that is coming up." She groans.
"That stupid tonament with that bunch of fuckheads." Breanna slapped her in the mouth.
"What your mouth you are the queen of a clan you can start a war if you don't watch it."
"I am aware aunty but I am sure the northerners feel the same as me."
"That doesn't matter young lady you will watch your mouth or I will have your hide." I again hid my smirk behind my cup.
"Well be that as it may." I said setting my cup down. "We still need to." I was cut off was the office door was forced open. I was between my mother and the intruder in a split second.
"Can I help you?" I asked the male standing before me.
"King Reiner." Logan said standing up. "As my Lady has asked can we help you?"
"What is going on here Logan?" I narrow my eyes at him. Logan touched my hand telling me to wait.
"I do believe you are the one who just stormed my office, King Reiner. I do believe I have the right to ask what you want before I tell you anything." Logan said calmly.
"Not only did your bar."
"Watch your mouth about the lady knights." Breanna said as she stood up. "Need I remind you that it was the North's Lady nights that ended the war."
That made him bite his tongue before starting again. "Not only did your lady knights harass my nephew. You're asking to bring humans to the tournament?"
I raise an eyebrow at him. "Your nephew King Reiner was quite rude to our Lady knights and it was he who almost started the duel of honor between him and my Lady." Logan said.