[Re-chap]
Vlad's nerves on the forehead bulged as he wracked his brain to get a common understanding of the nature of the fight, but his child-like brain failed to understand.
'A vampire consciousness fused with an 8-year-old kid's brain... must be a tough life to live, right? Only if I noticed it, the things would have been different... How they even considered doing this to him?' Priest, the only one currently with all the answers about Vlad's identity, regretted about something he has done in the past and felt bad for him.
Even though he remained stoic-faced, Liv and Diana's eyes caught the hidden regret and guilt in Priest's eyes. Baffled by the restrained mercifulness in Priest, Diana felt there was something more than what meets the eye.
"He is hiding something... But what is it?" wondered Diana.
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[Who is Vlad?]