Commander Duke knew he didn't have much time.
Princess Akiko had given Ezra Matten his ultimatum and from what he'd heard of the man, he'd faced even greater troubles and came out stronger.
The caretaker wanted him to bring someone and he agreed that it had to be Olivia. For him, it wasn't because she was pregnant but because she was the weakest.
Ezra Matten was a sixth ringed vampire, Olivia was of the fifth ring and Red was of the fourth. While he was a fifth ringed vampire and was sure he could handle Red, Olivia's pregnancy was… weird. And it was doing weird things to her.
One moment, she was as weak as a feather. Another, she was stronger than steel.
He'd been keeping watch on them, trying to see if there were any patterns between her moments of weakness and strength and so far, he hadn't found any.
But that didn't mean he wasn't on the lookout for any opportunity.