Valerie recognized some of them. There were at least six vampires who were Florentian knights there. All of them were high ranking. Like Lucas Leiva as well as someone else who was just as Valerie had expected— Namely commander Kylus, who was Maxwell's subordinate.
Some of them's eyes looked blank right now from being under the influence of magic. Their hearts may reject what they were doing. However, the tongue-binding spell of the long-haired man was too strong for them to break. From some of Lucas' expressions, Valerie guessed that he was slowly starting to agree with the rebel movement.
Not everyone in the large room was a victim of brainwashing. Mostly civilian vampires with excited eyes. They feel they have won. With all the strategies and strengths they had worked so hard to gather, now they felt that nothing could beat them.
