Three days had passed, and Ren spoke to no one about her plan. Only Siamon knew what she allowed him to know, just enough to fulfill his part. The rest she kept close to her chest. This plan, her vision of balance, would only succeed with Kai at her side. Without him, it would fall apart and as he had seen in the future, she would be murdered.
She stood on the balcony of their chamber, cloaked in the silence of a starless night. The sky above was dark and void-like as if even the heavens were covering their realms beneath the veil of shadow.
Arkilla stepped forward softly. "General Eric is here to report," she said. "They've eliminated many mutated vampires on Acre Island."
Ren exhaled, her voice laced with quiet concern. "Goblins live there. The coal mines, the caves… These places gave the vampires places to hide and feed. Easy prey."
