Valery was sitting in a secluded spot in the woods, even on the edge of the school.
The fog was thicker than usual, the place was cold and the sound of the mist clashing with the leaves of the trees created a soft natural melody.
Valery was sitting on a stone bench in front of her was a stone table, leaving another stone bench empty for someone to occupy.
Surrounding her were multiple trees whose leaves were barely visible.
Little by little, the sound of footsteps became louder and louder and a black silhouette emerged from the mist. The black silhouette gradually became clearer and the person approaching could be identified.
Artur, he has the appearance of an Englishman. Elegant suit and top hat, an uncommon accessory among young men nowadays, hair well combed and cut. He had broad shoulders and considerable height, a good appearance but could be considered average. His eyes were fixed on Valery and were full of expectation.
He had seen several of his peers receive a similar call from other nobles. All those who returned had different looks but the ones he saw the most were full of happiness.
No one said anything to him, but the day before yesterday he received a letter from a noble.
Valery Redleaves, a Baroness.
He didn't know her very well, after all they don't share a class and their classes don't have much in common. The only connection between the two is that they are of the same generation.
Walking closer and closer when he could get close enough to see her, he wasn't too surprised but her quiet, almost distracted appearance made him more and more curious. What they had to talk about was more important than this meeting itself.
"Lady Valery" With etiquette he took off his hat and bowed at 45° all in a calculated manner.
"Sir Artur, I've been waiting for you."
Artur sat down opposite Valery and maintained his friendly but reserved attitude. This is not a meeting of friends and neither are they.
"Why do I have the pleasure of meeting you here today?"
"Let's get to the point then Sir Artur" Valery's eyes looked into Artur's eyes fixedly, like that of a predator to a prey.
"Work for me and swear allegiance to me, I will meet your demands if you have one. Don't be unreasonable either, there are things that can be fulfilled and things that can't." Short and serious Valery's tone was blunt for Artur.
"How?" Even though Artur understood perfectly what Valery said, he could not doubt what he heard.
Valery stared at Artur. Not knowing since when Artur noticed a blue gleam in Valery's eyes.
With both hands resting on the table, Valery got up from the table and took a few steps around the table. The temperature of the place seemed to cool immediately enough to make Artur shiver.
Valery's eyes looked down at Artur, and even though Artur was taller he didn't have the courage to stand up. There was a clear difference between the two of them and the frost on the table where Valery's hands were before him made it clear.
Noble, she is a noble.
" The vampires will go to war, you know?"
The news shocked Artur.
And that little surprise brought a smile to Valery's face.
"I was surprised the first time too" Valery sighed before turning her back to Artur, Valery turned her gaze to the moon.
"I was surprised that after so many losses the other vampires wanted to kill more of us, even though we are so few... we are not like humans, who have so many children in a single year..."
Artur knew that cruel reality, here he comes from many vampires died. Friends, acquaintances, relatives...
"That cruel war has even entered this neutral place, you know these last days many things have happened but today is different..." Valery's eyes focused on Artur again.
"Today one of our comrades has died..."
"Impossible!" Artur declared, that was not impossible there were evaluators and supervisors roaming the corridors.
"Are you sure? I think we both know that there are many places where there are no supervisors and evaluators."
Artur felt even more fearful when Valery began to approach him.
"The marquises and superiors pay no attention to us, as they fight their own war, but the counts and the others are fighting, our fight started earlier and the first casualty was a few hours ago today."
Her right hand cupped Artur's chin and made him look at her more intently, his cheeks began to fill with frost and a cold pain spread through his body.
"I'm tired of being nice to everyone I've met, I give you the opportunity to stand by my side as my knight, I'll fulfill some demands and we'll be fine. Your life will not be in any more danger than it already is..."
She released Artur's face, the ice shards on Arutr's face were firmly stuck and would melt in a couple of hours.
She let go of Artur's face, the ice shards on Artur's face were firmly stuck together and would melt in a couple of hours.
"What insurance do I have?" he asked with a bit of piss and pain.
Valery's look became more somber.
"Insurance?" she let out a small laugh.
"If you haven't received a letter until this week it means that you are worthless to many of us."
"Then why did you send me a letter?"
"You may not be the best gentleman in your class, but I admire your desire" Valery closed her eyes and looked at him with a kinder look 'Protecting your parents is a very noble thing'.
Valery who investigated Artur, also investigated his family. It seems that the territory where Artur used to live belonged to a baron who died in the war. The baron had no descendants. So the familiarity was lost.
For vampires from other families it is difficult to settle in another place. If it were not for the kindness of the merchants in giving them a blood charge they would probably become savage and unbred vampriso who would then be exterminated.
"I will bring all the vampriso from your former terriotrio and it will be under mine, I will make the process of blood change so that all will join my blood lineage, and be welcomed among my people"
"All?" Surprised by her words he did not know whether to cry or laugh with happiness.
Many vampires would not choose to receive a whole group of vampires. Having to bite them back is more complicated than it is, since the mark in the blood of their former master would fight with the new master's mark.
That's why it's easier to bite a human to become her family than a vampire.
That Valery took time with his parents is a great kindness, but with all his people and his friends... that is enough for him to feel an eternal debt.
"All"
Artur immediately stood up and knelt down.
"I swear allegiance to Valery and accept his proposal to become one of her lineage."
"The honor is mine, we will meet later for now send a letter to your relatives to be directed to my homeland and I will send one to an acquaintance who will see that they arrive safely."
"Yes my lady" This time he said it with loyalty and submission.
Valery smiled and left the place.
Artur soon after left after removing the ice from his face.
Valery in her room sighed, she wouldn't have proposed the change of lianage if it wasn't for the fact that she already knew someone who had done it. Sir Bertus, a friend of her father's, had more than once had similar encounters.
Lonely vampires without being under a Noble.
(A/N: To clarify that the mark in the blood only applies to non-noble vampires, even if it is tried between nobles there will be no difference and nothing would happen. Before I explained that the converted vampires are what they call family or people. For that reason there is a familiarity between them, that familiarity is shared with each birth of those vampire converts. between vampire nobles the important thing is loyalty and submission... well you will see that soon).