Clayton had a scratch mark on the back of his hand, which was left by none other than Timotei when the Head Council had tried to pat the black cat's head. He wasn't particularly interested in cats and had only tagged along because the girl looked sad. But instead of talking to the other members of the Council, he had spent time babysitting the girl the entire time.
"Go to your room and rest," Clayton said sternly, but that had little to no effect on the small vampiress, who continued to follow him. As if he would get lost if she didn't see him climb inside the carriage.
"Head Council Clayton," Noah greeted the small-looking vampire boy, and Clayton gave a nod.
"Duke Noah."
On the side, Allie scolded the black cat, "You are a bad kitty, Timi. I will need to tell about this to brother so I know how to get you to be friends with others."
