'Yawnnn' Ashin whispered in Cassius' direction and for once the pair were on the same wavelength. The lecture was a light introduction to what they'll be learning for the year and although it was useful for Cassius he was just simply disinterested. Cassius smiled at Ashin's efforts to entertain him.
'Among other topics we will be looking is the use of media to control the public as the Vampire community have used over the last 3 centuries.' The professor continued. Cassius' eyebrows perked up in anticipation as he listened more intently.
'Hmm only three centuries, things are still fairly new then' Cassius thought to himself. 'Although that may have been eons ago for us if there were any vampire students here today that would be quite recent for them' the lecturer smiled at his own remark.
'Ha!' Cassius let own a small laugh involuntary amused by how predictable he was as a vampire in the eyes of humans. This echoed through the entire lecture hall and all heads turned in Cassius' direction. He looked to Ashin who had his head buried in his arms on the desk trying to muffle his laughter at the situation. Thankfully due to the glasses Cassius was wearing the class moved on, but everyone had now noticed the handsome student seemingly unfazed by embarrassment.
'Well that was a new experience' Cassius thought to himself as he'd never really experienced an embarrassing situation before.
'Ehem ... despite what you all may believe about this topic now, Vampires were indeed publicised over 200 years ago. With our advancements in coders, regular humans began defending themselves more, vampires struggled to feed and conflicts were intensifying, they were forced to come to an agreement with the United Nations to avoid global extinction. But what we will be focusing on is their use of Media to quieten their presence in today's world to a point where some of you now think I'm speaking about fairytales ha ha!' The lecture scoffed at his own joke.
However, in the back of the lecture hall there was a shift in the mood, apart from Ashin who was next to Cassius no one could have noticed as he did well to subdue his presence. 'Are they going around showcasing vampires as weak?' Cassius thought as his eyebrow twitched 'Are we allowing this?' He scowled 'Not possible! Were we actually on the verge of extinction because of mere live stock!' His expression now turning in to a villainous smile. The only thing keeping him seated was his curiosity to find out more.
'Now we won't get into the specifics today but we will be exploring the roles of the three major families in this - the Dusk, Crows and Crimsons as well as how it played a part in the Crimson family's demise.'
'THE FUCK!' Cassius shouted in his mind; it was a newly learnt expression that felt natural to express his boiling contempt. The only thing keeping Cassius from ripping the professors throat in pieces in front of the entire lecture was his surprise that those names were even known to the public.
'Looks like I will need to pay the council a visit after all' Cassius mumbled to himself.
Before Ashin could even turn to question what he said, Cassius had already left. Ashin tracked his eyes to the door that was already closing shut. 'When did that happen?' He thought to himself.
Arriving back to the Crimson family mansion Cassius' anger continued to grow, despite not having an active role in vampire politics since his first slumber Cassius was still the founding member of his family and couldn't control his frustration about the state of things. As he stepped inside his residence he released his suppressed energy. Usually if left alone such energy would greatly harm humans and Cassius didn't feel like leaving a trail of bodies on his way home, not yet anyway. Estefan felt the pressure from the west wing and was in front of his master in mere moments, greeting him hoping to calm his anger.
'I've learnt some interesting things today Estefan' Cassius tilted his head towards him in a ghost like manner, his smile growing more unpredictable.
'I see' Estefan chose his words carefully as he knew anything could set his master off 'perhaps you'd like to see the live aide to quench yourself before we discuss your queries' he suggested. The tension in the air slowly started to dissipate.
'Ahhh, you know me so well Estefan' he exhaled.