Chapter 20 - End of Holidays

Salvadore paced his cave nervously again. Johhan was sitting in his chair, shaking his head in disbelief.

- I was sure it was more than a charm. I should be able to tell it apart.- he said as if to himself.

- Maybe you're even right about it, but Alistair won't believe you, especially since he saw a change in Damon's behavior when they emerged him from the water. However, in my opinion, he did some theater there. It wasn't honest... It looked as if the water had no effect on him, and Damon was just pretending to Alistair otherwise.- Salvadore replied.

- It had to work on him. It works on everybody.- Johhan interjected.

- Maybe not on the hybrids?- his brother suggested, still pacing back and forth through the cave.

- It works even on Fallen Angels, so it should do on all sorts of hybrids too. The Lake of Darkness has too much power for any creature to resist its effects.- Johhan replied.

- Well, I don't understand any of it anymore. That's why we need t