I waited for my brother Sasha to show up. He is the most celebrated historian in the history of our race. He was never this late but still he was worth the wait. I decide to spend my spare time going through the notes that he sent ahead of time. It was very informative and I could use this to plead my case to ensure justice is implemented. The witches who were supposed to help us have slowly deserted us and now they are trying to join vampire hunters. But they forget that they get their gift from our blood. We keep a record of them so it was easy to find and remove the gift and remove their memory. We are immune to their hocus pocus. We used hypnosis and discovered they had kidnapped a few of our kind and made a few here and there in secret. We found them and dealt with them accordingly. We also found the hunters and convinced them that we are myths.
Unfortunately there are a group of vampires that weren't born vampires but bitten and they were causing us a great deal of grief. They were spreading like cancer. Because of them we are in constant trouble and they like to integrate into our society. Thankfully we have banned it and I kept it that way. We started to hide from them as well as the hunters. Our funds were hidden as were our homes and our existence. I struggled with changing the legislation and there were times when people disagreed with me at the beginning but finally agreed it is for the best. After ten years of striving, we became a myth to the cancerous vampires and the hunters.
We bred dhampirs to be our bodyguards or spouses. We traveled as the rich aristocrats do. The average vampire had pooled their resources and acquired at least one dhampir. But they prefer to protect the royalty as opposed to them. Because we were the ones who offered the olive branch. The lower class treats them like slaves while we treat them respectfully. We were extra careful concerning our movement and feeding. So neither the hunters nor the cancerous ones were able to track us. The parasites have tried their best to find us but like I said I laid ironclad rules.
These were the abomination that King Herald made. This is why turning a human into a vampire is a punishable offense. They never learn to control their thirst and this causes trouble like wildfire. They are the reason hunters came into existence. They realized that these parasites can be stopped by using a virus. It was released and the parasitic vampires became extinct. We have decided that we will use this method to punish the hunters. We bite them and wait till they turn and then chain them in the sunroom and listen to them scream. The next day the cleaners sweep the ashes away.
We have made it clear that just because the pests are gone it doesn't mean we have to behave like fools. This caused a riot but I proved that their foolish actions will get the attention of the world and the hunters as well. Finally they saw the light and promised to behave. A law was passed that the person who exposes us to humans will receive the death penalty. This got the rest in line and humans were only brought in as feeders or breeders. The feeders served for two years and their memory was erased. The breeders stayed because separating the dhampirs from their parents was against the new constitution.
I had to spend sleepless nights changing every rule that I see as immature and unjust. I made enemies and I made friends and sometimes they switch places. There were times they wished to execute me or banish me or send me to prison. At the end of the riot season they saw the wisdom behind my actions and bend the knee.
The queen was scolded for knowing the prophecy and doing nothing. She was almost threatened by the council to step down or see the sunrise. She kept her ground and seven royal families backed her up. The monarchy was almost abolished but somehow it survived. How that happened is beyond me.
They experimented with the new law for twenty more years and my official coronation was declared. The high borns have multiple gifts apart from hypnosis. Mine was shapeshifting, controlling bats, flying and fire throwing. I wore a flowing black gown with heavy rose embroidery. My hair was styled in a seashell braid. I wore my grandfather's signet ring and my great-grandmother's necklace. I saw my fifteen stepmothers were lining up to wish me well. My mother died giving birth to me. They were swelling with pride while I was withering in fear. I explained that I didn't want to be queen. This is too much responsibility for me. I just want to disappear and live a peaceful life mourning the death of Yura my husband. He built me a cabin in the woods of Siberia. I dreamed of living there and never hear about politics or hunters or God knows what. Dad chuckled and dismissed me but I made it clear that the moment he lowers his guard I will run away. This infuriated him but he said nothing further. One of our most absolute laws clearly states no one can force anyone to be something they don't want to be. I had plans to go to live in Novgorod. I walked out and people were cheering and I tried to explain but someone else beat me to it. The people made it clear that they will only accept me as their leader. I was officially declared as crowned princess unlike last time which was just for show and had no meaning behind it. This time people threw flowers at me. They cheered as father gave a speech and I lowered my head in humility. Thankfully I will have to wait few more years before I rule. Hopefully things will change but knowing my father he can be manipulative. There is one more thing I must do in order to rule, I must get married.