"I don't have anything other then this dress." She said looking around to see if she saw any pants. "I guess I should have thought about pants if I wanted to fight vampires." She laughed quietly.

He laughed a little quietly as well. "We'll find you some, for sure." He picked up a pair of leather pants from an armory shelf. "These will do you for now. Here, go and get changed, best not do it here. When you're done, meet me by the tunnel that leads to beyond the grove. We'll be training out in the forest this time." He took the two Halberds, and left the armory.

Helen followed Siegfried up the stairs, lifting her dress a bit so not to step on it. Everything in this part of the castle seemed even more ancient that the rest. Dust covered almost everything and it seemed to be neglected by the maids and servants. She glanced up at Siegfried, who seemed very at home. Maybe he liked the condition everything was in. Helen would leave it be and not send a servant to clean the staircase and everything else.

Once they entered the library, Helen stepped forward and smiled. She hadn't been here in such a long time. The smell was still the same, which she liked. The bookshelves were all in the same positions, the furniture was all the same. The only thing different was that it was indeed a bit of a mess. She could tell that Siegfried had been actually using the library and reading the thousands of books that inhabited the library, unlike the other vampires who rarely even entered the place.

She liked it better this way. With books scattered everywhere, it looked more alive and less dull. Like someone actually was giving the books some attention. "Don't apologize," Helen said as she walked up to a bookshelf and examined their titles. "This place looks much better than it did years ago."

Holly took the pants and left the armory finding somewhere to change. She pulled the pants up under her dress and untied the halter part of her dress pulling it out from under the top of her armor. She pulled the dress down and stepped out of it. Holly folded the dress up and walked to where the tunnle was. She smiled slightly at andre feeling really weird not wearing a dress. "This is alot more comfortable then I thought" She laughed.

He smiled. "It looks good. Shall we?" He motioned to the tunnel, and headed out of the hideout and into the actual forest. "Alright, here," he told her once they were through the tunnels, and tossed her the Halberd, "We're going to practice mobility. I'll lead the way, and you try to keep up. Don't worry," he promised, holding up his hands, "I promise I won't get to far ahead of you. But if you want to get away from someone, you're going to need to learn to use this, or any, forest to your advantage." He glanced over his shoulder. "Plus, this will help your legs get stronger, which in turn will help the rest of you get stronger." He looked back at her. "Any questions?"

Holly dropped her dress on the ground outside of the tunnel not really sure what to do with it. She followed Andre into the forest and cought the Halbert when he tossed it to her. "Um...no." Holly said glad she was a somewhat fast runner. "At least I should be somewhat good at this." She added happily.

He smiled. "Then lets go."

He turned, and headed away from the hideout. He started at a slow jog, ducking around the occasional tree, then picked up his speed as well as adding some zig-zagging to his movements, then he started running, cooasionally leaping over stumps of dropping and rolling under fallen logs. Eventually, he broke into a sprint, using his Halberd, which he had kept out, to balance himself around obstacles. He would stab it into the ground for added dodging, use it as a pole vault over fallen trees, and even once leapt into the air, and cut at branch off as he ran, so that it fell at her as she followed. He kept a watch over his shoulder, to make sure she didn't get to far behind or get hurt.

Holly followed andre keeping up with him at first. As he moved through the forest she copied everything he did. His speed picked up and so did holly's. Although she was behind him she could still keep him in sight. She moved quicker and jumped over tree stumps and broken branches. She looked up quickly to notice a branch falling from above her she used her Halberd and pushed off the ground jumping over the branch and kept running. She saw andre watching her over his sholder and she smiled.

He smiled back, and kept running. After about an hour of running the forest and its obstacles, he stopped, coming to a halt by a tree. Grinning, he sat down and caught his breath while he waited for Holly to join him.

Holly followed Andre for what seemed like forever. When he stopped she started to slow down and walk over to where he had sat by the tree. She wasn't far behind him but still far enough that she had to pay attention to where she had seen him last. When she got over to the tree Holly sat down and layed back in the grass laughing. "I think I'm going to need a nap now."

Siegfried laughed. "Really? I thought I made a bit of a mess of the place. Now lets see..." He set the book he had been carrying down on a random spindly table, already stacked high with books. Siegfried moved nonchalantly past the piles of books, displaying the same air as a tiger walking through the jungle. This was his place, and he knew it well. This was where he came to think and to write, to examine the problems that the world presented to him. It was worn, but comfortable, and relaxing. Siegfried felt free to think here - it was as though the air were empty, waiting for him to fill it with his thoughts.

Siegfried ducked into the little side chamber that was his bedroom. The cramped furniture was also in a mess, and there were still more books in haphazard heaps. The ones that Siegfried kept in his private rooms were his favorites - there were collections of myths, fairy tales, books on naturalism and botany, books on religion and philosophy. Siegfried's attention was currently on his wardrobe, however, and he was flinging clothing from it with wild abandon. Jackets and shirts fluttered to rest on the bed, piles of books, and the floor. Finally, Siegfried whirled around, a dusk blue jacket in his hands. It was of a rather outdated style, but made out of soft and beautiful material. There was a huge gash running down the sleeve. Siegfried frowned.

"I'm sorry to ask you to do this. I would have given it to the servants, but I'm really rather protective of this coat." He laughed. "I was still human when I last wore this, you see."

He smiled, holding out a hand for her Halberd. "It's a long way back to the Camp. If you want, I'll keep watch if you need a nap now. I promise, I won't let anything happen to you." He looked around the forest. "Besides, we're a ways out from the castle, I believe, so no vampires should find us here, save maybe a lone wanderer. I've still got my strenght, though, so I can hold them off just fine. If you'd rather wait to get back to the camp, though, we'll have to head out now."

Holly sat up and looked at andre. She handed him her halberd. Holly yawned and smiled slightly. "Just for a little while ok." She said laying back again and closing her eyes. She quickly opened them. "Wake me up if anyone comes." After that holly fell asleep rather quickly. She was breathing softly having a calm peaceful dream of snow falling around the town and she was home in bed. Holly smiled in her sleep and rolled over curling up on the forest floor.

Andre smiled, and stood, drapping his long golden cloak over her as a blanket. He then walked a slow patrol around the area, before coming back to the tree. Something in the bark caught his eye, and he walked forward. It was a fist shape. Someone had punched this tree, hard, and it looked not to old, for there was no rot at the base of the splinters. He ran his finger along it, and suddenly, the strangest feeling overcame him. He didn't know how he knew, or if he was correct, but he was almost certain who had done this.

"Mother." he whispered to himself, glancing in the direction of the Lake.

Holly woke up felling a bit dizzy. She had just had the worst nightmare. Something about the woods wasn't very invinting anymore. She looked around for Andre knowing he wouldn't be far of. She stood up quicky and moved next to the tree standing against it holding a hand on her head. "Andre?" She asked blacking out and falling to the forest floor.

Andre had been off to the left, watching in the direction of the Castle. He returned, finding her on the ground. He lifted her into his arms, looking over her as he started to carry her back. "Holly, Holly, can you hear me? Are you all right?"

Holly opened her eyes and looked up shocked to see andre. "What happened?" She asked quietly. All she could remeber was fainting but she wasn't so sure why. She closed her eyes again and kept focus on Andres steps trying to clear her mind. "I'm just dizzy, it's probally from not drink enough water or something." She said. Her eyes were still closed and she didn't move.

He smiled when she responded. "You passed out. Here, drink something." He reached back, keeping her as steady as possible, and pulled out a water bottle, then handed it to her. "If you're still not feeiling good, I'll take you back to camp." He kept walking towards camp, but knew it was still a ways off. He had run her pretty hard, and he hoped it wasn't because of that.

"Thanks." Holly wispered taking the water and drinking it slowly. She was begging to feel better. She looked up at andre and smiled. "You can put me down now. I think I can walk, just don't run ahead please." She wasn't feeling 100% better or even 50% but she didn't want andre to go rushing back to camp just because she didn't have enough water.


{Grrr where are the vampires when u need them to attack XD}

"Thanks." Holly wispered taking the water and drinking it slowly. She was begging to feel better. She looked up at andre and smiled. "You can put me down now. I think I can walk, just don't run ahead please." She wasn't feeling 100% better or even 50% but she didn't want andre to go rushing back to camp just because she didn't have enough water.

He looked her over. "Are you sure? You shouldn't rush yourself." He stopped, glancing around. "You should save your strength incase we are attacked. I might need you to run to camp to get help if we are."

(I know, really? We're about as asking for an attack as we can. A few NPC Vampires to toss around before Andre's potion wears off, or AS his potion wears off :XD)

Holly took another sip of her water. "Ok." She said quietly. Looking around the forest. Something didn't seem right out here. Although holly shrugged off the feeling and took another sip of water then hiccuped

{we should have npc since no vampires posting.}

Andre nodded, then glanced around again. "I may be having you do so faster then I would like. I believe someone else is in the area. However, I can not tell if it is one of the Werewolf patrols or a Vampire. We should proceed quietly." He ducked slightly, still carrying her, and started to move quietly through the forest.

((Do you want the NPC Vampires or should I control them?))

{we should each do one.Then we can add extras if we need them.}

Holly looked around nervously. If Andre thought there was someone else here then there had to be she frowned.

{OMG ONE SHOULD BE ANDRES MOM!}

((I can't have her show up, it's the Mechanical Heart's character xD Yep, the GM's character is my mom))

Andre leapt over a fallen tree, the stopped and set her down behind it. "Wait here a minute." He whispered, handing her one of the Halberds. "I'm going to see who it is. If I am not back in five minutes, run for the tunnel. Do you understand?"

Holly frowned. "But...I can't just leave you here!" She said taking the Halberd. She frowned wondering who or what it was. Couldn't they just leave them alone? What had they done to be attacked by stupid vampires. "I'm not leaving you." She said stubbornly.

{Well she needs to be here...oh well. lol}