Chapter 8: school hard

“The Night of Saint Vigeous” Barton said. Lilith and Ally were sitting on either side of him behind the desk of the library, leaning over the massive text he was studying. “The Holy Night of Attacks in vampire tradition.”

“Do you believe vampires really have more strength on this day than any other?” Ally asked, giving Barton a curious look. Ally had not decided what her opinion on Barton was. He was her watcher now though, and she did respect him. Just as she had tried to respect her uncle.

Barton had spent his entire life studying to be a watcher. As such, Ally trusted him to have knowledge of vampire traditions and powers that she did not. Whether it made sense to have a weak old man train her and Lilith in combat? That was another question.

“Yes,” Barton said. “Historically, it is a bloody event. The fact that we are on a Hellmouth gives vampires even more of an advantage. The Night of Saint Vigeous memorializes the bloody crusade led by Vigeous himself. Vampires spend the days le