Alan could smell the fear that rolled off of them as he looked them over. How many had been there the last time he had looked down the line? Three? Or was that the time before. No matter each time they showed fear and each time he gave to the captive all that they might want and no one suffered. He might feed from his captive ones in a while but they came to enjoy it just as much as he needed it. A few of them had even bagged of him to embrace them but he would not do that. He knew that the royal line did not need another long lived member that might one day lay claim to the throne because they did not like the new family.

There was a bound between this princess and her father that was a lot stronger then any he had seen in a long time in the royal family. It would be dangers for him to take her but it would also make it that much harder for her father to come for her if her life was threatened. “it is good you love to ride, I have land where you can ride to your hearts content. And since you already have dresses tailored to ride I will not need to worry about finding some one to make you them.” his lips started to pull back in a snarle but they never parted as she spoke of how she had no choice. “one always has the choice to accept the hand fate has dealt oneself or to fight againted it. His violet eye seem to twinkle as she blurted out her question.

“long ago a pact was made between me and your family.” He would not say that it had been his master and his family when frist the pact was made. But now this family was so distant from his other then by name that none would have known that it was the same family. “that they would never take more land then they have now unless they were attacked and I would protect this land from all who would seek to do them harm. Over the years there have been small plots of land added and lost through marrage but I am still able to protect this whole land. At I had one child from each generation to keep your family from hunting me down and killing me. Now it is more of a payment to me that I might have some company in my secluded home while I protect this land.” Looking over at her father Alan smiled.

“My Lord I have made my choice, you and the rest of your family may leave no to your bed and a good nights sleep. It might be wise to write down for future gent rations of this pact so this does not happen again.” His eye went cold as he pointed a finger at her parents. “mind you if you try to come and save your beautiful daughter I will destroy her and your whole kingdom.” His voice for the first time was cold, cold as the wind of Winterhome. “I will treat her well and she will want for nothing.”