Nearly As Fast As Me

Raegar turned to the young woman by his side, his voice steady as he asked, ''Is your father the leader?''

She glanced at him, a flicker of something unreadable crossing her face before she nodded. ''Yes. He's the one who makes the decisions around here and keeps us safe.''

Following that, Vesa approached the door and entered while shouting before walking up a set of stairs to the left. ''Papa! I brought the white-haired boy!''

Raegar chuckled when hearing that, but stopped when he saw the man that first spoke to him. ''I can't believe you're still alive. Come in and get out of the cold. Winter is hard this year,'' he said.

He nodded before closing the front door and a vampire woman appeared. ''Who's this, darling?''

The man looked at him, and he introduced himself. ''I'm Raegar Blackwood. An adventurer exploring Bloodfang Forest.''