Our Beloved Tyrants Scene 61

That would most likely be fatal until he was far away from this gruesome scene, but as soon as that time came he knew full well what to what purpose he was duty-bound to dedicate that strength: to the destruction of she who had taken it from him, had promised him protection in exchange for every last vestige of his honour and masculinity, yet at the last had abandoned him to his fate. Not that he had the slightest idea how or where to begin searching for her, nor even how to survive as a lone vampire save by murder, banditry, and such acts as even now still inspired him with horror. Still, by whatever means it required and however long it took, he would not rest until he had paid her back for this night – to say nothing of the past century – with interest.