General Samuel Darklaw walked around the forest clearing looking for his secret lover. "Where is the wife of that bumbling fool of a vampire general. She was supposed to be here an hour ago." He hastily turned into a wolf and was began to cavort out of the meadow.

"Calm yourself wolf! I am here. I was just a little late. Rovna decided to visit the King. So naturally I had to go with him and find some excuse to leave and meet you here. What is it that you want? Not the usual. I am feeling a bit too hungry to do THAT today." Lady Alexandra began to stroke the wolf's fur. "No! I said no! You mangy mutt! Go play this game with your real mate. I'm sure she'd enjoy it." She left in a flash of light, furious that Samuel had decided to defy her.

"Master, Where has the Queen went off to?"Diabolus asked in his Normal Bird talk

"Im not sure, but thats a bit odd, isnt it?" He told Diabolus in the same language

Queen Yumiko returned to the throne room still angry at her husband. "Nicholai! Have you seen our daughter?!?! I really think she has left for Moscow again! If she feeds on those innocent human boys I will make you regret it. She acts more like a vampire than either of us do, being half-bloods, and she is only a vampire because somehow she got both of our vampire genes!" The queen demanded.

"Do you want me to Fetch your u-we-tsi-a-ge-ya Queen of the Halflings?"

"My what?" Yumiko stood confused because she never spoke archaic languages of the werewolf, vampire, or human. "If that means daughter then, yes I would. She has been a thorn in my side for the last 2000 years."

Princess Aliq rose from her coffin. "Ah.... What a nice nap. I could go for a bite or two. I think I will search the countryside this time. Mother seems to realize I have hunted in the city frequently." She jumped out her window landing on the distant ground with a thud, and ran to the north.

Syndarion chuckled "Its cherokee for Daughter, genius. I will go find her, Come on Diabolus "He said, Flinting away at top speed while Diabolus flew High in the air.

Princess Aliq loped over the hillside until she found the familiar girl and tourist she had seen in the streets of Moscow. "Hello. I am Aliq."

Duke stared at the odd girl in front of him, glanced at Antonia seeing if she knew the girl, but she had seemed just as confused as he was. "Hello? I am Duke. Why are you in the middle of nowhere?"

"I'm hungry. I was looking for food around here. I live to the south a little ways." Aliq answered.

"Really?!? Are these stories of vampires and werewolves true? Or just as real as the twilight saga?"

"Oh they're real, Duke? I promise. I am friends with a lot of them. And the werewolves and vampires are in a war right now."

Duke laughed thinking she was joking. "Very funny! Prove it to me then. Okay?....Aliq?"

Antonia looked at the girlthen at Duke and then said "You are just trying to scare us come on"

"Am I? I am fairly sure they exist. Ha! more than sure!" Princess Aliq chuckled.

"Show us then. Bring us proof." Duke challenged. "come on. Where's the proof?" Aliq stared at him like a lion would look at a lamb.

"I can show you later Duke." Aliq laughed evilly.

Rosette sighed and swooshed her tail contently back and forth as the royals talked with the nomads, When Aliq came up missing again she rolled her eyes and trotted throughout the house. It was daylight outside but she didn't want to risk anyone seeing her so she usually tried to stay inside.

Rovna now was back outside, his necklace keeping him from the harmful rays of the almost rising sun. "Alexandra?" he said looking about. He'd sworn he'd seen her come out here when she'd excused herself. Haphazardly he made his way through the nearby woods. Afraid that his ditzy wife would get lost looking at scenery. "Ale-" he called out again, but found her sitting next to General Darklaw. "ALEXANDRA." he said, his eyes flaring red, his voice sounded like razors. Scary, and god-like.

Antonia looked at the girl then at Duke then sighed maybe it wasn't good idea to travel with another person.

"I am right here darling. I don't know why you're shouting for me. I have been sitting here thinking to myself for hours. I was thinking that we should renew our wedding vows. Do you agree with me, my dear sweet Rovna?" Alexandra smiled at her husband. "I am sorry I have been such a bitch."

"I think I will go with Aliq. You can come if you want Antonia. If you'd rather return to Moscow, you can. I wanna explore the countryside with this attractive stranger." Duke was being ruled by a combination of hormones and Aliq's mind control.

Syndarion Slide next to Aliq "there you are! Diabolus Grab her!"

His faithful hawk swept down to grab her

"Excuse me sir!... Syndarion! Diabolus! Go elsewhere! I wasn't going to feed on these children. The boy possibly. I have not a care in the world for the girl. She is a stupid human from Moscow. The city that could hunt us down but doesn't!" Aliq screamed.

"Im Ordered by your Parents to Bring you back, Peacfully or Violently, I keep my word. Now please do not Struggle"

Rovna appeared by Alexandras side within the seconds it took her to speak. "Do you take me for a fool?" he whispered menacingly down. "You are alone with this...." he gestured to Samuel. "Filth." he grabbed his wife by her shoulder and harshly hoisted her up and away from the wolf. "Go home, now."

Antonia looked at Aliq and then at the man and bird beside her then said "I am heading to the south anyways so it wouldn't really matter." She ignored the comment that the girl had made and then walked around her and headed towards the south.

"Syndarion. Let me bring these humans with us they could be goodwill ambassadors to our kingdom from the human country of Russia. I have no intention of staying away from the castle either. The city and the country side are beginning to bore me. I could use a laugh when I see mother's expression when I bring humans into our court." Aliq giggled preserving the theory that she was either insane or extremely eccentric.
"Yes. I would love to enter the court of the half-breeds. It sounds appealing to me. Vampires and Werewolves are so cool. Please may we tag along?" Duke said in a trance.

Samuel Darklaw growled at Rovna Blackheart. "Believe me, Alexandra is completely innocent of adultry in this instance Vampire! She was too worried about you and your fellow vampires. Though since I was caught with your mate I must bring her down with me. She was the one who wanted to have an affair in the first place. We werewolves are more open-minded when it comes to cheating, being closely related to both wolves and humans." Samuel hissed coldly from his human form.
"Rovna! Please! I had nothing to do with this. He just.... just... ambushed me in the woods and tried to seduce me thinking it would be the perfect way to hurt you emotionally. He lies!" Alexandra said when in reality she was the one lying.

The hawk whispered in his masters ear what was happeing not to far.

Syndarion looked blank for a moment, then busted up laughing "Oh this is to classic! What a *censor*, I told you diabolus that it would be worth coming here....Alright Princess, you may bring your meals, but let us be slow because you dont want to see what is happening over there"He told her chuckling

"You are so vulgar master"

Princess Aliq smiled in victory. "Thank you Master Syndarion. And please when we are back in the palace, refrain from being too vulgar. You might offend someone, like my foolish mother." Aliq laughed at the thought. "And please don't keep messing with these poor souls. If they don't believe in vampires then don't make them." She paused to wink at Syndarion playfully.

King Nicholai wandered through a random corridor in Castle Feraltalon with Queen Yumiko. "I am truly sorry I offended you my dear wife. I forget how much you sympathize with the humans. You like them so much you don't feed like either of your parents had, instead you even eat like one of the humans. They are inferior, truthfully. I am at liberty to say so being half human."
"You don't truly understand me Nicholai. I wish you could. I know for a fact that Aliq will never understand being a vampire and not a crossbreed, even though she isn't a pure blooded vampire. I find it depressing that she has no grandparents because our parents are all dead. Your father was killed by your dead mother's family, mine hunted and killed in the beginning of this war and my mother was burned at the stake after birthing me in my werewolf form. Its quite sad. Humans remind me of my sad past. Especially when they're victimized and oppressed by us. I know how it feels. Not like you, the incubus of Feraltalon Castle." Yumiko continued to pour her heart out as Nicholai despite his better judgement listened and maintained the painful conversation.

Rovna laughed coldly and turned from the pair. "Do what you want with her." he said over his shoulder before going back into the woods. He was gone within a second and had Alexandra thought of following she wouldn't be able to find him, for he'd not stopped at the Mansion. He was headed somewhere else. Moscow.

Rosette peeked her head outside, relishing the sunlight that hit her nose. "Maybe a minute outside won't hurt...someone might mistake me for a rather large wolf...if anyone sees me at all.' she shrugged and shrugged herself through the open door.

Alexandra sat in the forest meadow and began to cry. "Go away Samuel. You are no longer necessary. You've ruined my life enough for one day. Or year for we immortals it amounts to the same thing." She continued to cry and tried to follow Rovna but ended up getting lost in the woods.

Yumiko walked with Nicholai into their royal chambers and laid down on the bed and sighed. "Dear. I am worried about Aliq. That nomad Syndarion hasn't brought her back yet. I hope she hasn't fed on too many human boys."
"Yumiko, you worry too much. She is in good hands. I got a good read on him."

Rosette ran through the woods ar full speed, she passes Alexandra and stopped on a dime, he tongue dangling from her mouth she panted with glee. "Hello Lady Alexandra. What are you doing out here?" she looked around. 'Its sort of isolated, shouldn't you have an escort?" she asked cocking her head to one side like a confused dog.

Syndarion smiled at the Vampire Princess " De mayo de las Estrellas cuida de ti Come, we must make haste " He said, then flinted away.

[ Quick translaton : De mayo de las Estrellas cuida de ti - May the Stars watch over you ]

"Rosette. Why have you left the palace? It is unwise to roam the forest in the daytime. Especially since humans don't understand that wolves are living creatures also. Even werewolves." She said fighting off her tears. "I came looking for Rovna. I have done something I shouldn't have. I think he is furious at me." She resumed her bawling.

"Thank you, gentle Syndarion. Espero que las estrellas cuide de ti. Come let us return to the palace to see my frazzled mother. I wish she would release my leash more often." Aliq smiled happily following the nomad home.

(Espero que las estrellas cuide de ti-I hope the stars watch over you)