The people of the Mattoni Empire: courtiers and the servants, the guards and the ejderha ones, even the Speaker himself—everyone was struck speechless. Their dark faces grew pale, and their jaws fell to the floor—yet no one dared to exclaim their shock aloud in the presence of the Speaker.
Who, at the moment, looked just as lost as everyone.
"A vampire?" the Speaker Imraan shook his head. A second later, he sat straighter again, and put back his arrogant countenance. "I heard about your kind—since when do you stand next to humans instead of against them?"
Cael smiled, deliberately showing his fangs. "Recently, we have decided that our races should unite to survive against the bigger threats in this harsh world. With the resources of the Kingdom of the Bear and the power of vampire mages, we will not lose to anyone."