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Immediately, as the old man declared, he raised his arm and thus the staff in his hand. And first, he bowed to Adeline.
When he bowed, it only took a period longer, like the blink of an eye when the rest of the people who circle against Adeline and the children outside of the circle bowed to Adeline.
"Lead us Khaladi, lead us Khaladi," they all chorused.
But Adeline said nothing. To her, this must have been a mistake. She peeked her eyes through everyone who bowed to her and thus to the old man. She blurred at super speed and grabbed his neck to lift him above the ground.
The old man struggled to breathe. Yet the rest of the people of Lutana did nothing. It did not mean they were not aware that the bloody vampire grabbed the leader of their tribe. They knew the life of the leader of their tribe had been threatened, yet; they have always been forbidden to interfere in the matter that concerns the tribe leader and the Khadali.
