Bloodscript: Survival Game of the Reborn
The butler’s gloved hand flexed, like he had to stop himself from making some warding sign.
“House policy still stands,” he said to Corvin, smiling, never leaving his face. “No turning. No claiming. No unsanctioned kills.”
“I remember the rules,” Corvin replied, voice flat.
I had about a hundred questions about what “turning” and “claiming” meant in this context, but my brain filed them in a screaming backlog for later.
The butler clapped his hands once, the sharp sound cracking through the hall like a whip. The portraits seemed to lean forward in unison.