21 - The strongest familiar

«Kill those bastards! Don't let them anywhere near Princesses Ayra and Daphne!» The strained yet resolute voice of a guard cuts through the chaos like a thunderclap, rallying his comrades who fall one by one under the unrelenting assault of the hooded attackers, though not without exacting a heavy toll. Despite their numerical advantage, the Scarlet Army soldiers' superior combat skills would have crushed the insurgents if not for Vespera. That woman is a force of nature, single-handedly taking more lives than all her allies combined. Damn it...!

«Kajetan, assist them!» Daphne orders, her voice strained with visible distress over the battle's grim progression.

«At once, my mistress.»

Sending a familiar to fight vampires? That's a death sentence! I distinctly remember Ayra explaining that even the weakest vampire could effortlessly kill the strongest familiars. So why has Daphne sent him to his death?!