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#WSA2025

Word went around that no one that had ever knocked on the esteemed Eleazar family’s doors seeking shelter were turned away.

Fleeing the prince of Lustris no less, Arabella Sterling held out hope that those weren’t mere rumors as she crossed the border over to Umbraria, home to all creatures of the night. A land where noble blood like hers was a highly coveted delicacy. 

As such, she wasn’t turned away, but since the Eleazars ran no charity, Arabella was compelled to become the sole blood provider to the heir of the family in exchange for safety.

Though never, in a million years, did she imagine that what had started as a simple trade off, could morph into a swirl of tangled passion when the cold and stoic vampire she served showed interest in the young woman beyond the crimson nectar coursing her veins.

Under the vampire Lord's protection

The silence that dominated the map room after that only lasted seconds, but it whistled in Arabella's ears, making the air around thicker on her lungs.

"Is that so?" the second Lady spoke, this one did not have her hair loose but styled in a manner that showcased its great volume, "What position does she occupy?" the same Lady continued, though seeing the expression on Silas she quickly but calmly added, "Pardon my curiosity, it is simply that you've never allowed a human to attend any of our audiences, besides the Lords that travel from Lustris for business purposes, that is,"

"She has joined our ranks very recently and due to her advanced education and knowledge of history the Lady of the house thought it'd be a waste of her talents to keep her as a mere maid," Silas elaborated.

"It'd be a great shame indeed," a Lord had spoken up, clutching his cane a little tighter.

The odd one out