Perdita watched as Perkin fell with a loud thud to the ground. She didn't want things to turn this way, but in the chance of her secret being leaked, she needed to do this.
Maybe after Perkin wakes up, she can plead with him not to tell anyone. They had no place to stay if the villagers got to know about them being vampires.
Perdita dropped the sharp rod in her hand near Perkin. Her hands slightly shook at what she had done. Though she was a creature of the night, she hadn't done this before, and knocking Perkin out of consciousness was like killing someone to Perdita. She didn't know how long it will take before Perkin woke up so she could talk with him, but Sthena had other plans in his head.
"All right. I'll take it from here" Sthena announced with his glacial dark red eyes that shone in the darkness. It made his features look more daunting with his red hair than they did in the daytime.
