15 - Viscountess of the South

Katie's POV

Vlad won't let me go until he felt that I calmed down. I thanked him for everything thus far, he nodded and I noticed he was a bit lethargic. When I asked him if he was okay, he refused to answer at first but later on admitted that he used up almost all of his power just to come to me and the incident happened earlier with the blood-red dome and him rewriting a lot of memories forced him to completely use up almost all of his energy. He added that it may take awhile before he replenish his strength.

I was going to let him rest but we heard some rustling of bushes. I sensed a powerful entity nearby and my suspicions were confirmed when I heard Vlad quietly cussed. Through the special bond that we have, I can feel his emotions. He was anxious and scared but not for his own safety instead of mine. He instantly but quietly compelled himself to stand up and we hid deeper in the branches that was covered up with some leaves to hide us in plain sight. Vlad staggered for a bit a