Humble Mansion

Scarlet, Cassandra, Belatrix, and Daniela stood in front of Strax, arms crossed and expressions ranging from irritation to frustration. He, on the other hand, was sitting on an improvised chair, calmly eating a blood burger as if nothing was wrong.

"DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT WE WENT THROUGH LOOKING FOR YOU?!" Scarlet exploded, her voice carrying a genuine fury that made even some nearby vampires cautiously back away. "YOU WERE GONE FOR HOURS, STRAX! HOURS!"

"That's right!" Daniela chimed in, pointing an accusing finger in his direction. "Do you know how humiliating it was for us to walk around the entire market asking people if they'd seen 'a strange vampire'?!"

"I'm not strange," Strax commented nonchalantly, taking another bite of his burger. "And it's not like I had a choice. I was, shall we say, compelled."