Chapter 897 - Aftermath of the tenth (1/2)
It was impossible to keep what was happening to the tenth family a secret from the other vampire families. After all, two of them had been involved with the attack. However, the result was contrary to what everyone had expected, and it had quickly become the talk of the whole settlement.
”Wasn't the tenth family weakened from the attack with the Bloodsuckers? I heard they made the eighth family and second family retreat.”
”Stop giving the tenth family all this credit. It was under the King's order that they retreated!”
”But it's true! Have you not seen what happened to those that come back from the eighth family? Many from the pooling area had joined them for the attack, but only about half of them had returned. No one wants to mess with those in the tenth family now!”
”I heard it's all because of their leader's special construction. Those towers we saw last time, there are more in the inner circle areas and I heard they have deadly statues that are actually beasts.”
”What's going to happen now? Do you think the other families will form a bigger army and attack them together?”
That was the question on everyone's mind, especially for the tenth family themselves. Paul was in one of the large dining rooms they often would have a meeting in, while the others were still busy completing his given tasks and looking after those that had been hurt.
Paul had just informed Leo about everything that had happened during his absence, catching him up on why exactly they were after Alex. The biggest shock to the first Vampire knight being the fact that Quinn had been captured.
”I see, so it's difficult for us to make a move currently. I wonder if what we found out will be enough to let him out. Have you had an update from the King?” Leo asked.
”No.” Paul shook his head. ”I've heard nothing and it looks like you might know more than me. Usually we would get an update through Jill, but I have this feeling she won't be speaking to us anytime soon after what has happened. So what about you? How come you knew what was going to happen? Did you discover some information during Fex' rescue?”
”Yes, we definitely found things, but it has nothing to do with Fex. It was just like his familiar said, someone had removed all his memories. It would be best for me not to say anything just yet, at least until we hear back from Silver on how things will proceed.”
”For now, we should keep an eye on those in the castle. Quinn brought a lot of these people together, and without him they are being torn apart. They will have to find something else to rely on and push forward. They are young and have never experienced things like this before. Even in my time I did things I regretted.”
Leo was right, there were many of those that had been affected by the loss of their comrades.
Walking down the hallway, Peter was looking at the gloves that he had taken off Paul.
Paul had asked for them back, but so far Peter had ignored his request and was happily testing them out. He had never used a weapon but these gloves suited him quite well. There was a time when playing the VR game power fighters he had tried multiple weapons but couldn't quite find the right one.
Peter mainly fought with his fists similar to Quinn, but Quinn also had many options to fight at range due to his shadow and blood abilities. Although the gloves wouldn't give him a big range, they were perfectly suited for his current fighting style and gave him an extra bit of power, especially against vampires.
Suddenly, he picked up the sound of sobbing coming from one of the rooms. It was a voice he recognised. He placed his head on the door for a few seconds. Deciding whether he should go in or not.
'Urgh, this is something Quinn would be better at…but he isn't here right now.' It wasn't that Peter was a completely unemotional person, but ever since his evolutions his emotions had become far more dull. Even now, he didn't feel much empathy personally, but was more aware that he should feel bad and try and cheer the person inside, as that was the proper thing to do.
”Surprise!” Peter tried to act cheerful, but his voice came out quite dull.
Rubbing her eyes, she looked up to see who it was.
”Oh Peter, I probably look horrible.” Layla said as she was rubbing her eyes with the bed sheet.
It wasn't hard to guess why she was crying. Not long ago they had just lit a fire for those who had passed away, including Cia. The fact that Layla was currently under Cia's bed sheets was all the evidence one would need.
”You look the same as always.” Peter said, not realising that this actually hurt Layla's feelings. If a girl thought she looked horrible, it would be a man's job to deny it, not confirm it.
But Layla was far too upset to even care, especially since it was Peter. Seeing Layla continue to sob was kinda annoying Peter, so he decided to say what was on his mind, whether it would help her or not.
”Layla, crying for the dead is fine. It's good to let out your emotions, but it will do nothing. You should focus on those that are alive like Quinn, and try to do what you can to make sure the same thing doesn't happen to him.” Peter stated bluntly.