Annesa, Vampire King's Mate
The journey to the southern border was long, stretching across two to three days of continuous travel. As the convoy moved farther from the High Manor, Lucas, Eryx, and their contingent of vanguard soldiers traversed a series of quiet, sprawling villages tucked beneath the mountain shadows.
For now, peace still reigned over these lower valleys. Here, the boundary between species blurred. Vampires lived alongside mortal humans in relative harmony, and scattered throughout the crowds were those of mixed lineage—the half-blood vampires. Lucas did not need to see their faint, diluted features to recognize them; his sharp, refined senses caught their distinct scents immediately. The scent of a ha