A WHISPER OF ETERNIT

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"To warn you to be careful."

"Bryansaid you're going to destroy Petrina . Can you?" "Yes, but there is a new complication."

"Won't it cause trouble with the other vampires if you kill one of them?"
"Perhaps.But Petrina is not the only problem now."

"What do you mean?"

"It was not Petrina who tookBryan 's blood. It was Kitana ." "Who's that?"

"She is the vampire who made me."

"I don't understand. What does she have to do with Bryan and Petrina ?"

"This is my chosen territory. Petrina has long desired to have it as her own. I think she has brought Kitana here to fight her battle for her."

"Why have you let Petrina stay?"

"She was turned by the same vampire who brought me across. I suppose I have been lenient with her because of my affection for Kitana ."

"And now?"

"The next move is Kitana's . I do not want to fight her, but I will if I must."
"What aboutBryan ? Is he turning?"

"No. Becoming a vampire is not a gradual thing."

"Then why has he lost his appetite? And he says the sun hurts his eyes." "She must have given him a good deal of her blood. He is feeling what she feels."
"Will he be all right?"

"If she does not drink from him again, he will be as he was before, in time." "Dominic, what's wrong?"

"What do you mean?"

"Something's wrong. I can feel it. Tell me."