Two Strong Personalities

The following day, Tempest could feel the sun rays on her skin. She sat up in the bed, just in time to hear the door knock. Sister Esther walked in and Tempest could immediately feel herself become anxious. As Esther walked in, with a black lace ball gown in her hands. The corseted bodice was see-through and had a beautiful embroidered pattern, but it looked uncomfortable and not anything like what she would normally wear. Tempest looked at Esther flatly. She said, " I am going to look ridiculous walking around in that." Esther stood straight with a stern look on her face. She said, I know you want to be difficult, but Master Alucard had this dress rush made for you. So you can meet his generals and Lords that arrived here to manager with the coven. You will need their approval, so the council can approve your ritual bond." Tempest sat up defiantly. She said, " Maybe I do not want to be bonded to him. Isn't it enough I already have to be bonded to him. I get to be a walking IV bag for him regardless." Sister Esther put her hands up pleadingly. She said, " Do you think I like that you are in this situation? If those girls had not messed up the mission. We would not have had to do this. Now you cannot show any anger toward the Master. The vampire council will come and heads will roll. Do you want that?" Tempest stood up with her back turned to Elena. She said, " Oh, I am not mad at him. I am furious at you. Your leadership caused me to have to clean up for you." Tempest had a tear fall down her face. She said to Elena coldly, " Just know I only am doing this for the people of this land, because I for one. Never want to feel like I was born just to be livestock. That is the only reason I accepted. I did not care if all of your heads rolled. If it meant losing my freedom." Sister Esther reached out and said, " My child, one day you will forgive me. I did not see another option, to break what fate set in motion. I just know everything will be fine. You just need to comply with Master Alucard's need. You need not speak unless he addresses you. If he wants consorts, you allow that. If he wants you, you give him that." Tempest held her arms close to her body. She said, " For all I care, if this is a marriage based solely on my power. He does not need my body. He can have his consorts. I know nothing of those things anyway, Elena. Esther shook her head. She said, " Ugh, I wish. I taught you more about politics. They do not just want some powerful figure, trophy wife. They want children with you and the lords's power, of course." Tempest looked to his side disinterested. At that moment, Elena walked in with a cheery face. When she felt the hostile air between Esther and Tempest. She tried to act as if, she did not notice. Elena reminded Tempest of a deer in the way with her large brown eyes and thin eyebrows. She looked as if she could only be in her thirties and she had such a petite soft frame. So it threw Tempest off that she always spoke like an old woman. Elena walked over to Tempest and took her hands. She said, " The Master wants your locks detangled and you need a pedicure and manicure. You may not be used to wearing such fancy ball gowns, but after I am done. No one will be able to tell." Elena wiped the tear from Tempest's face. Tempest did not know why, but it was comforting, and she slowly smiled. Elena looked over Tempest's body, and she said, " You are nothing other than ethereal. If you do not want to talk. You do not have to. Alucard will not leave you alone today either way. Now come on miss. " Elena gave Esther an annoyed glance. She said, " Just relax, some people do not know how to give advice." Elena took Tempest away to give her a make over leaving Esther in the room. When they left the door open sister Grace walked in after them. She put her hand on Esther's shoulder. She said, " Tempest will come around, you did her a favor. He is an old blood and he is so smart and attractive. Tempest just does not understand that this is the opportunity. Women would sell their right kidney for, for the chance. Whe she realizes that, she will cool down." Esther's face looked filled with concern. She turned to Grace and said, " I hope, I put her on a better path. I can only hope. Their are powers in play beyond, what most of the population is aware of." 

Meanwhile, Alucard was in his drawing room, looking over the various assignments given to him by the castle. When his thoughts flashed to holding Tempest. Alucard became quickly frustrated. He thought, A human why on earth of all things a human, Elias? If she did not have powers. She could have died. That is how fragile her life is. But choosing her really riled up the council. Alucard let out a chuckle. He said, " If it has to be a stranger, it at least can be a stranger not under the council's thumb. " Anton added. He said, " If that is how you feel. Why have you not gone to her yet. You did not even attempt to wake her last night or this morning. Or is she too weak and still cannot even move, she is human after all." Alucard rolled his eyes as he slammed the reports down on the desk. He replied, '' Actually, she is fully recovered. All the guards are talking about it. The ammonium flower can even mean night night for a vampire. In the right situation." Alucard flipped through the pages again quickly like a stack of cards. He continued, " When was I going to find time to talk to her anyway, with all these stupid reports. I feel like I am a paper pusher, not a general. I have to plan out how I am going to handle all of these requests by the council. Anyway, Tempest is getting a makeover. Elena knows what I like, I do not need to be there. Now, did you find the girl? You know that is all I care about it. " Anto looked as if Alucard asked him something idiotic. He said, " Of course, Sevant found her lying low in a shack by the wall. The people staying at the home was also resistance. They were trying to find a way to sneak her out of the wall. We will have to deal with that." Alucard nodded. He sat back for a moment. He said, " I want to interrogate the woman. You can use the details, I find to track down the rest of them. This is our main base for now and it needs alot of work. I cannot find any of Seraphim records about maintenance or tribal relations. I have found more Kama Sutra books in this drawing room than actual education materials. So, I have Jacque and Leo go with a group down to the ship and get my book collection off. They should be up here any minute with it. I am more than likely burning half the stuff in here, Ridiculous. It makes me wonder what else we are going to find." Jacque replied as he came in through the drawing room door with his pile of books. He said " Hopefully, it will be as much problem as the amount of work done to the dock. Which is nothing, by the way. We really need to do something about that. I do not see how we are even going to be able to have more ships at port, than what we have now. " Alucard raised his hands up as he looked over at Jacque. He said, " like I needed anything else on my plate. Marvelous timing, Jacque. Ok, I will see if I can dig up some new plans, so we can do something about the dock too." Anton nodded as Leo walked in with some books as well. His light brown flipped hair always bounced when he walked. When he set down the books. He looked at Anton, Alucard, and Jacque with his glowing amber eyes. Jacque looked at Leo irritated. He said, " I am still mad, my eye color didn't change like Leo's." Leo looked up at Jacque. He said flatly, " I much rather had grown some inches. Alucard chuckled. He said, " Well at least you are average height, but you do give off short king aura." Leo chuckled as he said, " I will take it, the real question is why are you here, in the drawing room. When you have a woman in your bed." Anton raised his hands in frustration. He said, " I said the exact same thing. He said Tempest is getting a make-over. I guess she did need one. She looked really homely to me, but I am guessing Alucard is tired of screwing all the perfect-faced women." Leo raised a brow. He said, " I do not know, I think she has something elusive about her." Alucard did not appreciate Anton's comment about his pick. He said, "I think you will be eating those words later." Anton shrugged his shoulders and he said, " I hope, or you are right back in the eligible men's pool, my friend. I heard Ann." Alucard cut him short. He said coldly, " I am not in the mood to hear her name right now. As a matter of fact send my consorts to the room. I will be down there in a minute." Jacque looked at Alucard sideways. He said, " Should you not be saving that, for the woman you chose?" Alucard rolled his eyes as he got up. He said, " Ok, stop asking me 20 questions. I do not even know her or trust her like that. Until she proves she is worthy of me. I do not want her powers sinking their teeth in me. Now let's go downstairs and interrogate. Someone already taking shots at my soon to be bride. It is almost as if. They want me to level this place." 

Alucard and Anton walked down to the dungeon of the castle. When they arrived at the dungeon entrance. Anton walked up o it and knocked 3 times. The guard at the doors asked, " What is the code?" Anton replied back casually, " Coconuts." To which Alucard gave him a face. Anton raised his hands as they walked inside. He said, " What? Would you have guessed that?" Alucard rolled his eyes as they walked inside the lower system of the dungeon. He looked at the guard with cold yellow eyes. He said, " Show us the way." The guard led Alucard and Anton passed countless prisoners. Alucard looked at some of them with concern. It was as if some of them had been down there for years. He asked the guard, " How many people are down here and why so many? It seems a bit overkill, don't you think?" The guard shurrged his shoulders with indifference. He said, " I just hang them. You would want to talk to Lord Rolo. Many of the prisoners are here for not being able to pay taxes or avoiding blood donation. Not many are in here on serious offenses. So, I do not mind them, gives me some friends to talk to." Alucard looked over at Anton. He said, " Who put Rolo in charge of this area? This is a waste of man power and space." Anton replied back to Alucard, " He is one of Ann's sires. This was when we were at war in Khemet. it seems like the city is at least clean. We do not know the types of things he has had to deal with. I would not be to hard on him." Alucard scoffed as he continued walking down the hall. The guard not far behind him. He pointed to the door at the end of the hall. He said to Alucard, " She is in the back room, right there." However, when Alucard walked up to the bars on the door and looked inside. Alucard's eyes widened. He yelled, " She escaped! Where is Tempest?"