Finally the trip to Echmen city ended and they immediately moved to Igidd city, it was the same situation in that city too and Hazel finally decided to end the trip, she had tutured her heart enough for the day, "let's go back to Guttric city" she said to Ezra and he suddenly hugged her tight his head on her neck as he inhaled deeply, "what's wrong" she asked, she could feel his trouble "I can't teleport" he muttered and she looked at him in confusion "Each time I teleport, it drains my energy, and the more I teleport, the more it takes out of me. To compensate, I need to consume a significant amount of blood before teleporting, which has become a crucial part of my process. However, this reliance on blood to fuel my teleportation abilities has led to my current predicament" he explained "so you need blood right now?" she asked and he nodded "would you take my blood?" she asked her body unconsciously turning stiff, he went silent, inhaling her scent and he soon sighed "let's find an Inn to stay for the night, i would be fine before tomorrow" he said "are you sure?" she asked and he smiled reassuringly "of course" he said as he took her hand and led her to another part of the city, only he could tell how badly he wanted to take her blood but he had to control his urge else he would hurt her. Its getting late Into the night and most inns had being filled up, worst of all carriage owners had retired to their home, they travelled almost the entire city before they found a small inn in the suburbs of the city, it was small and almost falling apart, most of the woods used to support it's construction had large holes eaten out of it by termites, Ezra wanted to find another place so badly he even offered to carry Hazel on his back but she opted, the night was already so stressful and it would be a good experience, luckily the owner was a kind old lady, she was very hospitable, she led them to the best room the inn could offer, fixed them a hot bath and even made them good meals then she retired to bed. Ezra looked around the room and sighed in great dissatisfaction, the bed was so small and dusty that it already made him sick, "just for the night" he told himself and walked to shut the creaky hole filled door, just then Hazel strolled out the bathroom still fully clothed, "you didn't take your bath?" he asked "there are no towels or soap" she said and his lips suddenly curved up "there is nothing wrong with walking without clothes in front of me" he said and she shot him a glare and turned her focus to the map on the wall, "this is a map showing all the cities" she muttered "marking out all the places I have been today....I would say the witches are trying to make a circle, a very large circle" she added and paused with a thoughtful expression "but then there were deaths in Samion city and the other cities inside this circle" she said her hand on the circle she marked with her imagination and Ezra stepped behind her and marked a smaller circle on the map "there are two circles, one large one then a smaller one inside it and since Guttric city is in the middle of all, it became the city where the ritual would hold" Ezra said and Hazel frowned "they are so prepared" she said and he hmmmed, then she turned away with an irritated frown "I really need to take a bath" she muttered, "you can take off your clothes, I can't do anything" he muttered with a serious face, "I would be stupid to believe that" she said as she pulled off her cap "you don't trust me" he asked, his smile not dropping, "never" she said and he sighed then pulled off the leather bag on his cloth and presented it to her "here's my robe" he said "better at least" she muttered, took the bag and strolled to the bathroom, as soon as she left his face switched, his eyes blood red and his fangs protruding, he growled, his gums were hurting like hell, he leaped out of the window immediately and dashed into the dark night.