43 Time of hallow- Part 1 (2/2)

”I did tell you, the horse was fine,” the Lord spoke aloud to Heidi whose smile had begun to falter after the horse took two steps forward and one step back.

”Master if I may say. Ms. Curtis looks like a cat who had a bucket of cold water thrown at,” the butler commented seeing her entire body tense.

Lord Nicholas noted that his butler was indeed right. He himself got on his horse and then went to where she was, taking one of the reins of her horse which was long enough for him to hold on to. He then guided them forward so that they could take a slow walk. It took Heidi minutes before she was used to sitting on the brown horse. The Lord didn't speak much and he instead let her ride quietly until she was comfortable which she was thankful about.

On one evening, Heidi received a letter from her family. It was from her father. The letter didn't contain much. It said that he would like to have her home for few days for Hallow, to spend some time before she would be married into the Lawson's family. She was overjoyed by the letter and read it several times before she had memorized the words. Never in her life had her father spent time with her, he had always been a busy man. And now to think that her father would ask for her time, did he perhaps miss her absence? She smiled at the mere thought before worry fell over her features. Was she allowed to go? The council had asked her to stay at the Rune's mansion but there were still few more days left before she was allowed to go back to her house. Biting her lip she paced her room front and back. It was only after some time did she remember what the Lord had said to her.

Hurrying out of her room with the letter, she went to look for the Lord and Warren who had returned back. By asking one of the maids, she found out that they were lounging in the drawing room and she made her way to where they were. Knocking on the door, she heard Warren ask her to come in.

Nicholas and Warren had only begun their day by asking the maids to serve them with their actual food source, which was blood. The vampires enjoyed having blood from the humans directly without it being transferred from one container to another before it reached their lips. Warren had only finished taking enough amount of blood from one of the maids who was sitting now next to him. The maid's neck had two pierced holes at the side, who got up after Warren dismissed her. On the other side, Nicholas still had his fangs stuck into another maids wrist, eyes closed as he continued to suck out the blood.

May be she should have waited until the next morning, she thought as her eyes strayed away from them for a few seconds to realize she had interrupted their meal time.

”What brings you here at this hour?” Warren asked her. It was past dinner and they hadn't expected her to show up in the drawing room for the day.

”I-uh, received a letter from my family,” she began and then gave the letter to Warren.

”Is everything well?” he asked her concerned and she nodded her head.

”It is. Actually my family would like me to be home for this Hollow as it is going to be the last one before I get married. I was wondering if I could go visit for few days,” she said.

While Warren read the letter, Heidi's eyes glanced towards the lord who now looked at her, hands still clutching on the maids wrist close to his mouth. His eyes were darker, almost black with the lack of light in the room.

”And how may days do you intend to be away?” Lord Nicholas asked.

”A week...?” she asked unsure and saw him wave his hand at the maids, leaving only him, Warren and her in the room alone.