The entire Tangled Tower trembled with the force of impact and magical energy unleashed by Nyrielle's confrontation with Hamdi. On the floor above, Zedya had just finished seeing the last of their luggage removed from the carriages and was preparing to bring it down to Nyrielle's temporary quarters when she felt the surge of her lady's dark energy from the floor below.
"Little Lenny," the amethyst-eyed vampire said as she took a seat on her coffin-like daybed. "Send four of your men to escort our drivers and the wagons to the stables and then bring everyone here as quickly as possible. I want all of our people where I can see them."
"At once, Madame Zedya," the bearish captain said, quickly giving orders to a few of his men. "Madame Zedya," he asked a moment later as he took a position behind her where he could guard her back should the need come. "What's happening?"
