"Morning Hector, time for the last of your punishment. You will bring them to the courtyard and there you will burn them. You will stay in the sun without your cloak until their bodies are ash,” orders Rex.
Hector just nods. He picks up the icy bodies and carries them to the courtyard. There he lays them on some wood and sets them ablaze, then he stands and watches them burn. As he watches, his skin is burning from the sun. It sizzles, but Hector welcomes the pain. It is not as bad as the pain he feels inside for killing the kids like an animal, like a monster.
Rex comes out to Hector, who had been standing by the fire pit for the last two hours. Rex sees the children’s bodies are now ash, but still Hector stands, and his back is blistered up and skin is turning black.
“Hector, your punishment is over. Come
Ruby feels on edge with the way Hector looked. He looked haunted and messed up. Ruby follows Rex to the stairs at the bottom. He stops and turns to her. “I do hope you take Hector’s warning and complete your test, Ruby. The test is simple enough,” says Rex. They walk to a cell at the end of the long hallway. Rex opens the cell. They walk in. There is one woman sitting on a small cot. She is dirty and has been crying from the looks of her eyes and face. Her Cheeks have tear stains. “This is Elizabeth Smith. She has been found guilty of treason against the king and has been sentenced to death. You are the one who is going to carry out her sentence. This is your last test. Complete the order without question and quickness,” orders Rex. “Rex, does it have to be pai
Henry leaves Kelanar's room. He doubles his fist and seeks out Conner. The twins know his thoughts and head him off at the bottom of the stairs. “Henry, you don’t know for sure it was him,” says Ben “Besides, you just get in trouble and prove Master John right. That she is a distraction and he will send her away. I mean it might be best, but it could hurt her as well,” says Ken “I know you're right Ken. Ben, you're wrong. I know it was Conner. He talked last night to his friends about her being his maid and putting her in her place. She must have said or done something he didn’t like and he took it out on her. He knows I like her and will do anything to get back at me too. So for him it is a two birds with one stone kind of thing,” says Henry. “That might be tr
Kelanar wakes the next morning, her head killing her. George isn’t there; the room is empty, but she spots a note on the nightstand. Kelanar picks up the note and reads it. Morning Kelanar, I hope you’re feeling better. Master John thinks you should take today and Friday off to rest as much as you can. You go to your home this weekend. We don't want you hurt for the ride there. I can send up breakfast or you can come down. It's up to you. George. Kelanar decides to try a shower. She gets up, her head is pounding, and she goes to turn on the shower. Carefully, she washes the blood out of her head and feels much better. She dresses in a blouse and jeans and heads to the kitchen. She hoping
The next morning, Rex knocks on Hector and Ruby’s door. Hector gets up and opens the door. “Morning Hector, I want you down in the kitchen in ten minutes and have Ruby be there as well.” “Yes, sir.” Rex walks away. Hector wakes Ruby up. “We have to be downstairs in ten.” “For vampires they sure don’t know how to sleep during the day,” groans Ruby. “Yeah, I know. Thanks for the company last night.” “Don’t mention it.” They both dress and head down to the kitchen. They see Ash and Trevo
Kelanar wakes up to the smell of bacon and grabs her blue robe and heads downstairs. Kelanar heads into the kitchen to find her mother cooking. She sits at the table. Kelanar’s mother sees her and brings her a glass of juice. “Morning, Kelanar, how did you sleep?” asks Sarah. “I slept ok. It’s good to be home, but I need to talk to you about something.” Her mother takes the pan of food off the burner and sits at the table with her. She spots a worry line across her daughter’s brow. “Sure, what is going on?” Kelanar takes a drink from her juice and looks at her mother. “I know this has been hard on everyone, me being gone all week. Only being able to come home for a day and i
Hector just nods and lets Rex take the lead with the three boys. He needs to face that this is his life now. The death of the boy still plays on in his mind and how many prisoners Lord Skorn keeps, and now they will decide what will happen to these three. “You three will tell me what I want to know or suffer, understand?” orders Rex. The three boys look at each other, fear across their faces when they see Rex is a vampire when he smiles at them. “I am going to ask a few questions. Hector, removes their gags. Don’t speak unless you’re spoken to, or you will be gagged again,” orders Rex. Hector does as he is told and walks behind each boy and unties their gags, which fall into their laps. “Now then, let’s ge
Kelanar turns to Sheriff James as they head back to the guard tower.“I'm going to cut my visit home down to once a month. It is hard on me and them every week. Is that ok to do?” asks Kelanar.“I don’t see why not. The judge said you were allowed home, but you’re not required to go home. Discuss it with Master John. I don’t think he will have a problem with it,” says Sheriff James.They are silent until they reach the guard tower.“If you decide to not come home, have Master Johnwrite to me. Just tell me when you’re ready to come home again and I will come get you.”She nods and goes inside, ready to get some food and go to bed. As she steps on the stairs about to a
Hector is woken by soft lips on his. Hector opens his eyes. Ruby is looking down at him.“How are you doing? Have you completed your test yet?” asks Ruby.Hector yawns and stretches out. He leans up and captures Ruby’s lips, returning the kiss.“This is a nice way to wake up. I feel like we betrayed Ash though. He really likes you.”“Don’t worry, we are not the only ones doing things. Ash and I had yesterday to relax in bed. He knows we had sex too. He is ok with it as long as we don't leave him behind.”“I know, but I really need to talk to him. Before we do anything else. To answer your question, part one of my test is done. I had to kill another kid and another one toda