I need someone to tell me what they feel about my book The Vampire 's Salvation . I don 't have any previews yet , and it is really bothering me . I want to be more than just a writer . I want to be a great writer , but in order for that to happen I have to have my highs and lows . Trust me it 's scary to ask for reviews . However , if I ever want to be great at this I need the good and the bad . Sometimes people are too kind , and it can hurt people in the long run . So , I 'm going to do something different tonight . I 'm posting my whole book on this blog . I need you guys to tell me what you think . I hope you all have a great night . " I 'm telling you that you have to get her out of that convent now . I don 't care what you have to do as long as you move her . " The cloaked stranger said , as he looked around the ruins . " She has been here too long in my opinion . If she were my daughter I would have taken her with me at birth . However , I 'm not Darrkov . He has his own plans , and now he plans to have his child with him . " Kara didn 't know what to do . She wanted to keep Alexis at the convent a little longer . However , she couldn 't risk Alexis getting captured by the locals . Alexis had been the daughter she never got a chance to have . " Of course he knows . Why do you think I 'm here ? " The stranger scoffed , as he vanished into air . " By the way , he wants you to give her the stone . This land is no longer safe . If she isn 't here in a week we will declare war on this land . " " I thought the stone was for her to use when she turns eighteen . Surely he doesn 't mean for her to leave Ida Strauss this soon , does he ? This is the only home she has ever had . " Kara said , as she looked near the ruins . As Kara studied the elf , she secretly wondered why the king picked to send someone to them that didn 't know of the human realm . Oddly enough the other elves seemed to know the realm far better than this oddly shaped figure before her . He didn 't look like the king or the others as well . His hair was dark , and his skin seemed to be nearly bronze . His hands were large , and his eyes seemed to sink into his head . " These are nothing like the ruins we have in Arlexon . Arlexon has ruins that reach into the sky . All I see around here are ruins with no purpose . I don 't understand how anyone could want to live somewhere that holds so little color . When I was walking in your garden I didn 't see anything other than green bushes . At least I will give you this much , your trees are neatly planted in rows . However , I don 't see any animals . Why do you humans kill everything ? We don 't eat our animals . It doesn 't really matter because I am here on business . The king wants Alexis with him , she is needed with her own kind . " The stranger stated , as he looked Kara over for emotion . " Her own kind ! Her mother told me how she ended up getting pregnant . You guys took something she wanted and gave it to her for a minute . As soon as the deed was done you separated them . I believe that you separated them because you didn 't want her near her mother . You want to make sure the vampire inside of her is dead . Only you forget that you can 't take away who she is . She might not understand fully who she is yet , but one day she will . Kara looked down at the stone . She wouldn 't be bullied into sending the girl to a family that she didn 't know . Indeed she would give her the stone , but she wouldn 't tell her about the threat . Now she would have to find Alexis and get her out of the area before the clerics arrived . " Sister Kara , is Alexis around ? I need her to help me wash the clothes by the river . " Sister Nina stated , as she walked around the corner . " I will look for her , but I think Alexis will be at the gathering with everyone else at this hour . " Sister Kara stated , as she rushed down the hall . When Sister Kara made it to the room everyone including the local clerics were waiting . Alexis was leaning on a large pillar . Sister Kara 's only hope was to isolate the child , but how could she do it in front of the group . All a sudden she noticed a nice size rock behind Alexis . She slowly edged her way to the rock and picked it up . When everyone started to sing she would get Alexis 's attention . " Wake up ! Run ! Run now Alexis . " Shouted , the old woman as frantically pulled her cloak off and placed in on the bottom of the ground . Alexis slowly lifted her heavy limbs from the wet sticky ground beneath her . Everything was blurry . She could not make out any signs or faces . She looked in the direction of the small woman once more , but still her face seemed unrecognizable . She ran her hands over her face , trying to push away the confusion . " Where am I ? " Alexis questioned , as she held onto a small branch that dangled from a tree . The woman looked on at the child and then she glanced back in fear . She couldn 't sit back and watch a child be killed because of her mother 's identity . It didn 't matter to her that the child was a vampire , it only mattered that she was innocent . " Look , you must get as far from this town as possible . I need you to listen to me . Two villages down the path you will find an old tavern called Crook . Go into the tavern and tell them you wish to seek out a room for the night . Tell them you want to look the rooms over before you decide to stay there . Once you 're in , you will find a small room in the back with a long scratch on the left side of the door . Go into that room , and you will find a small key under the table . Once you get the key tell them you changed your mind , and you think you want to continue looking . Take the key and travel down the road to an old abandoned shack . Go into the shack and stay two days . After two days , they will think you are gone and they will no longer be looking for you here . At that time you will need to take whatever goods you can find and leave this area or you will die . " The woman said , as she held onto Alexis . The voice of the lady was starting to register . It was Sister Kara . Why were they no longer at the convent Alexis thought as she tried to regain full conscience ? By this time her eyes were clear she could tell that something was very wrong . " What are you talking about ? Are we playing another game ? I swear we do this a little too often . This time you guys went a little too far . You hit me over the head . " Alexis said , as she started to laugh . Sister Kara didn 't return her smile . She looked pale , and her mouth was shivering . It didn 't take long until Alexis was able to pick up on something . It was something bad . She backed up and glared at the sister . " We aren 't practicing this time are we ? You said I wouldn 't have to worry about the others finding me until I reached eighteen . I 'm only fifteen . Why are they here ? Did they find me ? I thought you said they couldn 't reach me yet ? " Alexis said , as she rushed towards the sister . " It 's not them love , someone has tipped off the clerics in the surrounding areas . As we speak they are on their way here to take you , and do who knows what . It was someone within our walls . The only way I could get you away from the others was by accidentally knocking you out in front of them all . Once they saw you fall to the floor they came running and we carried you to your room . Once everyone left , I stayed behind and I managed to drag you here . All by myself , you aren 't as small as you look either . " The sister claimed , as she rubbed her back once again . " We have a traitor in the sisterhood ? " Alexis questioned , as she held onto her chest . " I 'm afraid we do . I don 't know who it is Alexis . I only know they are coming , and a close friend of mine told me the reason why . " Kara said , as she kicked a small rock into the dirt . " Are you ever going to tell me who this friend is ? " Alexis asked , as she started to cry ? " You can at least tell me that , since I can no longer stay with you . Where will I go after two days ? I don 't know anyone on the outside . You guys have raised me from birth . " Kara reached into her pocket and took out a small square stone . She was told to use the stone when Alexis was eighteen , but perhaps she would leave that up to Alexis . " This is the stone of Arlexon . You belong to two worlds Alexis . Arlexon is a land that is very different from ours . You know that your mother was a vampire , and your father is an Elf King . However what you don 't know is that evil things are happening in all of the realms that have anything to do with your birth . " Kara said , as she gave the small stone to the girl . " What , you can 't just tell me that and say go . You have to explain it to me . You can 't just drop that in my lap and act like it 's okay . " Alexis said , as she started to cry loudly . " Alexis , stop it ! Do you want them to see you ? You can 't do this right now or they will hear you . We don 't know who the traitor is . Anyone could be looking for you if not lurking in the woods . You will find out more about whom you are when you reach the shack , but for now you must go . " Kara said , as she turned her back and started to walk away . Kara knew the clerics weren 't far , but she couldn 't just let her go without thinking she cared . She needed to tell her the truth about everything . As she turned to face Alexis one last time . She decided that today would be the day that Alexis learned about her arrival to the convent . " Alexis , this is very dangerous , but I will tell you all I know . A few sisters and I were out looking for clams one day . As we walked closer to the water we saw a lady on the ground . Well at first we wanted to run , but Sister Leah directed us over to the lady . As soon as we placed her on her back we saw she was pregnant . It was uncommon for this isle to get visitors , but it was even more uncommon to see a pregnant woman . We were picking her up , and placing her into the wagon when her mouth opened . She had fangs . Only Sister Leah and I saw the fangs . We rushed her to the convent and kept an eye on her . Vampires can 't go on sacred ground , but she was able to . We thought that it was because she was with so many of us , but as time went by she proved to be most different . She never fed on anything other than normal food . She was happy , and everything seemed great until your birth came . After she gave birth to you your father came . He talked about a war , and the need to keep you hidden from everyone until the time was right . As long as she had you within her the other vampires couldn 't track her . However once she gave birth they would be able to feel her and find you both . So the only way she thought she could protect you was by leaving with your father . " The sister stated , as tears started to blind her eyes . Alexis looked on in silence . She often wondered why she was never allowed to leave the convent . When the new sisters arrived and asked her about family she couldn 't give them any answers . In truth she didn 't know what to tell them other than the sisters were her family . They were her only family , and now she would be alone . " It 's not that I don 't want to be with you . It 's not that I don 't love you . It 's just I made an oath , and I have to keep that oath . I trust that you will be okay , and I also feel that everything has happened for a reason . " Stated the sister as she walked away , " So , I guess that 's it . You 're going to just walk away from me just like my parents did . You can 't even look at me . What if I can 't do this alone ? Nobody seems to care right . I don 't know how to be a vampire , so why am I so dangerous ? " Alexis yelled , as she stood in her puddle of tears . Slowly she turned and looked at the road . It was the largest road she had ever seen . In the past the road looked warm and friendly . Today as Alexis gazed down that same road it looked long and freighting . It took a while for her to make her first step . She wondered how she would be able to move at all , but her feet knew more than her heart . Perhaps she would learn why the clerics wanted her dead . Chapter 2 Hayden didn 't know what to do . He was sent to spy on the sister and the girl . Yet , if it were really true that she was half elf , then she couldn 't be all evil he thought as he struggled free from the vine . There hadn 't been any deaths talked about near any of the villages . He had been watching her for nearly three moons now , and he couldn 't see anything that led him to believe she was evil . Furthermore , what bothered him the most was the fact that his findings weren 't good enough for his brothers . They still planned to kill her . He knew they were close because he could feel uneasiness in his heart . He looked back towards the town , and then he looked at Alexis as she slowly walked down the path . She didn 't act like a person in danger he thought as he watched her stop to grab something from the side of the road . The more he watched her the more he understood that she was helpless . She didn 't know anything about being who she was , in many ways everything she knew now meant nothing . Perhaps , if the clerics could see this about her they wouldn 't be scared . " You are going to get caught if you don 't hurry up . " Hayden said , as he grabbed Alexis and started dragging her down the road . " Hush , do you want to die ? I mean really do you want to die ? These people are not playing with you . The sister told you what they plan to do , and yet you walk slow like a turtle . You drag your feet like some large rock is tied to your ankles . " Hayden said , as he tried to keep from yelling . After many hours into the journey they came upon the tavern that the sister told her about . The Inn was small and quaint yet it held a bit of charisma to it . The tavern didn 't have any large signs that hung above the door , but someone had taken the time to scratch an almost knowledgeable looking name into the wood around the window . The tavern did not appear to offer much more than the basic facilities needed to get a journeyman up and back on his way . " So , I guess this is the place she is talking about . " Alexis said , as she turned to Hayden . Hayden looked at the Tavern and then he looked back at the girl . Silently he wondered if she would be able gain entry into the tavern . She was after all a young girl . He couldn 't risk her being caught or himself either at this point . He would be put to death right beside her if they were caught . " Alexis , I need you to just shake your head and follow me . They aren 't going to let you in because you look younger than your age of fifteen . However , if I pose as your brother , we can make this work . I need you to do what I do . " Hayden said , as he walked Alexis over towards the door . The Inn was different from most of the buildings that were back in their old town . It was not only made of wood , but it also had stones that seemed too melt in with the foundation . It was a cross between somewhat fancy , and somewhat poor . It didn 't really fit in for a small tavern so far from any port city . A small linen closet set behind the barkeeper . The tavern was overly clean , but yet it held an odor of smoke . The colors that stuck out the most were blue and green because they were the two colors that seemed to envelope the small bar . As Hayden came near the barkeeper he developed a rather unbearable itch . It was his stress indicator . Whenever he was about to lie , or do something he was afraid of he always itched . As the barkeeper came near him his itching increased with speed . Hayden found him unable to move or talk . Alexis looked on in fear . She knew the plan , and from the looks of it Hayden wasn 't going to recover anytime soon . " Mister , we are looking for a room . As you can tell my brother is very sick , and aw well he needs to take his medicine at once . They aren 't normal medicines . I have to well , how do I say it ? I have to stick them up his bottom . Sometimes he gets really fussy about it , so we need privacy before he starts vomiting all over your floor . Can I look upstairs and see if you have something we can use ? " Alexis asked , as Hayden continued itching . The bartender looked in absolute shock . He turned toward Hayden and acted as if a smell had already released into the air . It would have been funny if the situation wasn 't so dire . Alexis thought as she entered the stairway . As they walked up the stairs his itching seemed to die down . He found himself embarrassed by it all . Alexis never skipped a beat . She continued until she found the door with the scratch . As she slowly opened the door she noticed the room was small , but it was clean . There was a pitcher set aside for washing and a small wooden cup nearby on a small wooden table . She slowly walked up to the table and placed her finger under it . It took a few seconds but at last she found the key . Quickly she placed the key into her pocket and rushed out the door . Chapter 3 It wasn 't long before that they reached the shack . It wasn 't like a shack at all . It was small , but it looked like an out dated cottage . Alexis looked around hoping to find anything , but the only thing she could find was old dusty rags . As she walked towards the back of the cottage she found a small window that was sealed shut . " Well , can you tell me what 's going on ? " Alexis asked , as she walked back towards Hayden . He looked at her and wondered if she would be able to understand everything . He still couldn 't understand everything and he was nineteen . He thought about everything that he was told , and how she was evil . Yet , looking at her and talking to her made him feel sure of the opposite . She didn 't have any signs of being vampire . She could walk in the sun , and she didn 't try to harm him . She held more color than he did . Her skin looked almost golden at time , and her eyes looked almost purple . She looked like a normal pretty girl , with long raven hair . As he continued to look at her he noticed a small blue line around the right side of her neck . Perhaps it was a birthmark he thought . " We were first alerted about you two springs ago . I was tasked with the job of making sure the people were safe around you . If there were any killings in or around the convent I was told to kill you on sight . " Hayden said , as he watched Alexis mouth turn into a frown . " Yes and no . I was sent to spy on you while they decided the course they wanted to take . I told them everything I saw , and I told them everything I heard . " Hayden said , as he ran his hand through his hair . " By all accords it should have cleared you , but they didn 't want my conclusion . " " I think they wanted a reason , they don 't know you . They only know that you are here . They are scared that others will come because you are here . " Hayden said as he looked over towards the door . Alexis was about to get up and follow him until she noticed a plank in the floor that was lifted just above the others . She crawled over to the plank and placed her hand under the wood . There she found a small sachet with letters on it and the name Clarissa . As Hayden continued talking she slowly opened the sachet and found a tiny ring , and a small necklace with a crystal in the center . She opened a small note that was in the bottom of the bag . " Alexis if you are reading this then the war has begun . I know there is a lot of questions my love . I know you want to understand how and why this is happening . I can 't tell you how sorry I am that I can 't be with you . However , this will explain it all . Your father the Elf King granted you a clip of the past . Within this vision you will come to understand everything . You will find out how you were created , and the dangers that await you . Please take this and know that I 'm waiting for you my love . Alexis couldn 't do anything but look at the note once more . Why had her mother left her ? Why was she talking about a war ? Hayden noticed she was holding something , and by the look on her face it wasn 't just anything . Slowly he walked over towards her and knelt down onto the floor beside her . " War , what 's she talking about ? You must use the clip . We have to know what she is talking about . " Hayden said , as he reached down and picked up a slender crystal clip . " Of course I do ! The first thing we learn in training is how to understand writings . You can 't read scrolls if you can 't read . Everyone that has anything to do with the church knows about reading . " Hayden said , as he glanced towards the window . " Well , that 's nice , but I don 't know how to use the clip . Do I just put it in my hair ? Alexis said , as she carefully opened the clip . Hayden reached up and placed the clip into her hair and then both of them started to feel sleepy . The room started to spin , and then there was nothing but silence . They were in the dark , and there was nothing around them . " Where are we ? " Alexis said , as she looked around . Hayden didn 't have the answer , but he didn 't think they needed to be talking . They weren 't near the convent or the small shack . He could tell that this place was very different , and that something was going on . Perhaps the more he learned about her the more he would be able to help her out . He needed solid proof that she was good . He didn 't understand why the clerics didn 't think about the fact that vampires couldn 't enter holy ground . However , she was able to live on it . Perhaps there was more to this situation than he knew . Either way he would find out everything he needed to know . He wanted to be knowledgeable about her past , and her future . " Why must you continue to make yourself so upset Clarissa ? You know we can 't have offspring . Our bodies are dead for goodness sake . It 's the price we pay for being who we are . " Jonathan said , as he walked near the window . " Jonathan , it hasn 't been done yet . Yet , is the key word . I know who we are , and I know we can 't be like we were in the old days . Yet , I still recall that I was before all of this took place . I was a good person . I 'm still a good person , vampire , whatever you call me . I 'm still good . I haven 't harmed anyone . After I was turned I did everything possible to prevent any deaths from occurring . Do you remember how hard it was for me when I first performed my first midwife duty ? The first time the blood made me so crazy . I wanted to bathe in it ; I wanted to drain every drop for the young mother . By the time I made it to the woods I was in such a bad state that my body gave out . I fell to the ground and lay there for several minutes . I was seeing things , hearing things all because of the craze that the blood caused . After I was able to gain strength I drained old blood from the linen . I was amazed at the amount of blood . There was so much blood . I knew it was a sign . It was a sign that I didn 't need to kill people . It was my way out of being a killing machine . Soon after the second birth came I was able to capture some of the left over blood and contain it , for later use . It was hard but I learned how to store , and capture everything so I didn 't need to kill . I haven 't hurt a soul . I 'm the only vampire I know that learned how to discipline myself without killing . You might think I 'm crazy , but I did it by prayer . I will always think that is the reason . " Clarissa said , as she walked near the door . Hayden was so startled by the vampire 's claim that he nearly fell to the floor . How could she pray ? He looked back at Alexis who now seemed to be in a trance . Her mother wasn 't this monster that the clerics made her out to be . She was a vampire will a heart , a vampire that practiced faith . He quickly gathered his thoughts about him and continued to listen and learn . " I 'm going outside , and I don 't plan on coming back soon . So , don 't be alarmed if I take a while . I might go check on Mrs . Stemmons and see how she and the child are doing . More than likely I will go there . That baby is the cutest baby I 've seen so far . " Clarissa said , as she closed the door behind her . " Please don 't take too long we have visitors tonight . Alters and the others are on their way as we speak . " Jonathan said as she dashed out the door . " I 'm not sure , but she doesn 't seem really happy . Perhaps if the others knew this they wouldn 't hurt you . " Hayden said , as he walked towards the middle of the darkened space . All a sudden the room went black again and the sounds changed . Both Alexis and Hayden found themselves wondering what they would see next . Hayden looked over at Alexis and noticed the blue line growing upward towards her face . Her skin was glowing in the dark . He didn 't want to say anything , but it was very odd . The group of cloaked strangers started laughing . She slowly came out of the shadows and walked over towards the group of strangers . Everyone seemed to be of good height , but they hid their faces . Silently she wondered if she had wandered into another clan 's killing hour . They didn 't seem to be upset , yet she couldn 't tell much because of the cloaks . As she started to back up she felt a small hand grab her by the wrist . The hand wasn 't cold . It was warm , and the touch seemed to soothe her skin as if it were a liquid blanket pouring heat down her body . " Please , we don 't have long . I knew you would come . I have been watching you for many years . " Spoke the soft voice . Clarissa withdrew her hand from the lady . She wasn 't sure what she was talking about , but she knew she had heard enough . Why had they watched her for years ? It had to be the clan . Jonathan warned her of this . The clan had sent their guard after her . Her bones started to ache and she knew she must run for safety . As she turned to run a tall hooded stranger caught her mid stride . Again it was warmth that she felt . Yet they didn 't move like humans . She couldn 't smell blood . " Let me go . I haven 't done anything . " Clarissa cried as the others came her way . The group continued walking her way until the woman stood directly in front of them . She didn 't say a word she simply took her cloak off and pulled her white hair behind her pointy ears . As she stood there exposing her true image the others soon followed suit . The males took their cloaks down to their shoulders . They too had funny shaped ears . Yet their hair was short , and dark . Their skin glowed with a light flicker of blue around their necks . " I 'm Queen Nora ! I 'm the ruler of Arlexon . Elves with sacred blood often glow . There beyond that border is a tiny rift that allows us to know what goes on in your realm . It has been told that your kind will attack our people . They well separate the elves as we know it . The blood that will be spill on our sacred ground will harm many . Right now we are as one group . Yet the elders told of a plan that is being plotted now even as we speak that will split us down the middle . Your kind will cause us to darken like never before . We have seen it in some of our kind already . This split has been here for centuries , and we haven 't been able to close it . Some of our elves have crossed here . Some have returned , while others never come back . The ones who do return are angry , and full of hate . If they stay within the bungalows they can usually be cured of the affliction . However , some don 't . A small band of dark elves have started to come up on the other side of the tear . They are too far gone within the affliction . We need a vassal to proceed over both the tainted blood , and the clean blood . If we can find a ruler who can demand allegiance to both sides , we can cure our brothers . " Nora said , as she came near Clarissa . " You are what you are . We can 't change you in that way . Yet if we can gain control over one , we might be able to gain control over all . Our elders have created something called a blood cylinder . The blood of both must freely flow in order to create a balance . However , it can 't be one elf and one vampire . It must be an offspring of an elf and vampire . The blood will flow into the caverns over Arlexon 's Imariin Springs . Then the waters will rejuvenate and the lands will be healthy once more . If at that time the vampires wish to live among the elves then it will be okay . Their blood will be bonded to the ground just as the elf . Which in return means all of the negative attributes that come with being a vampire will be no more ? This is the only way we can make sure the gate is closed . We can 't close it from our side , and nor can you . It has to be the one with the sacred blood ties . " Nora stated as she held out her hand to a male elf . " You want a child . Yet , you are full of death . Elves represent life ; sacred elves represent life and fertility . As we speak now , your male is at home with others plotting your future . You have a choice to make . You can either return or walk in the way of the vampire or you can get everything you want and desire by helping the elves . By this I mean they are preparing a feeding of some sort for you . " Nora said , in haste . " No , never ! Jonathan would never do that to me . " Clarissa cried , as she silently thought back to his plea for her return because of Alters and someone else . He was going to turn her into a killing machine . She suddenly felt ill . After all the prayers and good deeds this was her life . She would again have no say in her future . " I 'm sorry ! Clarissa I 'm giving you something you didn 't have before . I 'm giving you a choice . You can either save us all with your kindness , and love . Or you can lose it all tonight . Understand that after tonight you will be different . You will either be a prisoner of blood and wrath or you will be a prisoner of hope and protection . " Nora said as she walked near the rock . Clarissa cried and hoped for a miracle . She didn 't want to do this . Yet she didn 't want to kill people either . She looked at the group of elves and a tall red headed elf appeared . As he walked up to her the others started going back into the dark . He was strangely handsome . His eyes seemed to be fixed on her . She wondered if he felt pity for her or disgust . In truth she had never considered how others felt about vampires . It wasn 't an issue . They were of the night . In most cases they were myths until it was too late . " I 'm sorry ! I told my sister we could have done this an easier way . Yet , she wanted to meet you because she respects you more than any other . I 'm Prince Darrkov . I know you . It was I who found you many years ago . " He stated , as he placed his hand onto her shoulder and looked into her eyes with so much sympathy . " I felt so sorry for you . You never gave up on your dreams or your values . I wondered how you would suppress it after the first night I saw you crying in agony . I wanted to walk away . Yet something in you cried out to me . After you fainted I placed a few drops of my blood onto the linen . My blood can kill a vampire . Yet I knew if I gave you just enough I could stop the cravings that I saw in others . I wasn 't sure . However , I was right . " Darrkov said as he held Clarissa close . " So , in other words you are telling me that I have already been force fed . I have never been in control of anything . It was all a plot . " Clarissa said as she once again started to cry . " You can look at it that way if you want . Yet it took real strength for you not to kill that woman and child . I saw the pain in your eyes . I saw your physical pain . I couldn 't let you go through that again . So , I did what I could to help you . " Darrkov said , as he hid his head from the light . Alexis noticed tears swelling up in her eyes . Her parents are before her very eyes and she can 't touch them or call out them . This was too much , it was too hard . " I don 't think I can look at the rest . " Alexis said , as she tried to pull away . " You must . We need to know about the war , and who we are fighting . " Hayden said as he pleaded with his new friend . " You don 't have to worry about the negative side effects from being a vampire any longer . You carry my child now . She will protect you from everything , and after she can no longer stay within you I will protect you my love . " Darrkov said , as he kissed her on the forehead still trying to fight the feeling that they were being followed . She would have to board the ship from the abandoned light house . It was safe and it offered her shelter . The other vampires wouldn 't dare come anywhere near the light . Yet , she was immune to the effects , so she would be fine until the boat arrived . She looked around the area trying to figure out how she would eat and what she would drink . There seemed to be plenty of fish nearby , but she didn 't see how she would be able to get fresh water . Darrkov took out a small stone , and placed it in her hand . He wanted her to be okay , even if it meant breaking the rules of his realm . She after all was carrying their future . Again he marveled at the sight of her . She was nothing like the others . Her meekness was her greatest strength , If only there was another way that he could have stayed and looked over her . " Take this stone and place it within the waters near the lighthouse . It will give birth to more stones of its kind . The stones will cleanse the waters and the animals that swim near it . Then you will be able to eat and drink whatever your heart wishes for . " Darrkov said as he placed it in her hand . Clarissa simply looked up at the elf and smiled . She didn 't miss Jonathan at all . Perhaps it was because he had betrayed her to the clan . He could never understand her . Perhaps it was because of Darrkov and his interference , but she felt like perhaps life was looking up for her . No matter what she would always be a vampire , but thanks to the elves and their ways she wouldn 't be like the others . " Clarissa , I must go . I can 't stay any longer or the elves will send a small army into the rift . I can 't have that happen yet . You are strong , and I know you will be okay . " Darrkov said , as he kissed her on the head once more before he went away . It wasn 't long before a small boat came to the nearby island . The boat was small , and narrow . The sailor didn 't ask any questions , he didn 't even ask for money . He simply waited for Clarissa to come on board and then he sailed back in the direction he came from . The waters were calm and clear until they got further out to sea . Clarissa had never been on a boat before , so the sounds of the waves rushing up against the sides of the boat sent chills down her arms . The rocking of the boat was a sensation that she never felt before . There were so many creatures that lived in the sea . On one side of the boat she could see small dolphins playing in the water , on the other side she could see strange fish swimming back and forth . Finally after they had been sailing for a while the night came . The weather wasn 't bad , yet the boat wasn 't comfortable for overnight stays . She tried so hard to get comfortable the first night , but it seemed almost impossible . Then on the second night she found something strange . " Here comes the vortex . Hold on . " Yelled , the sailor as he and the crew held onto the boat for dear life . Clarissa turned to see a large vortex wildly spinning in their direction . Before she had time to move they found themselves dead in the middle of the vortex . It had all happened too fast . She didn 't have time to grab on to anything and the strength of the waves sent her flying into the water . She couldn 't swim , and she could feel horrible pains in her back . No , she thought as she cried . She was going to lose the baby , and be lost at sea . Another large wave came and then she felt herself being carried further into the sea perhaps the ocean . This time is was more than she could bear . The two sisters looked at her and then they looked back at their small wagon . Perhaps they would just take the lady to the convent . Yet outsiders weren 't allowed . She looked so pale , and thin . As they rolled her over they noticed she had a small rising in her stomach . Both ladies looked at each other and gasped . " Do you think the baby is alive ? " Asked the older old woman . Suddenly everything started going back to normal . The darkness of the small shack turned into light . Everything looked the same , but the only difference was the day had now passed over to the night . They both stood up and looked outside the small window . " So , vampires are coming here . " Hayden said , as he felt a chill go up his spine . " I don 't think we saw that . " Alexis stated , as she nervously bit her lip . " We didn 't have to see it . They were being followed and your father knew it . The question is where the vampires are and are they here yet ? " Hayden said , as he slides down beside the wall . " I think we need to rest , and just concentrate on getting out of here alive . " Hayden said , as he continued to worry . The sun continued to melt down into the ground as they slept . Alexis found herself having nightmares . Every time she closed her eyes she would be awaken by her dreams . " You can 't come yet daughter . There is something you need to do . You can change the vampires . " Whispered , Carissa . Alexis woke up once again . Why was she dreaming about her mother ? Perhaps , it was because she would give anything to talk to her . If ever she needed her mother it was now she thought as she pulled the dusty blanket up to her chin . Before she knew it the time for resting was no more . " I think we should go now before the sun comes up . " Hayden said , as he grabbed the dusty blankets to place them back into the cupboard . As he was looking for his cloak he heard voices outdoors . He looked at Alexis and they both froze in silence . The clerics had found them and now they would both be killed . Hayden looked at the scared girl and wondered why anyone would want to see her dead . The door flew open and the group of cloaked men appeared . " Brother Hayden , why did you betray us for this creature ? " Asked , the elder cleric . " I didn 't betray you . I wanted to know the truth . " Hayden said , as he tried to figure out how he and Alexis could escape . The cleric looked at Alexis and noticed that she had blue writing on her neck . How was she able to travel in the day he thought as he neared her ? The closer he got to her the more he started to notice other features that the boy had left out . She had pointed ears , and her eyes changed colors . " Do you know who you are girl ? " Asked , the cleric as he stood near her . Alexis only looked on in silence . She wasn 't going to tell him anything . She could feel something building up inside of her , but she didn 't want to give way to the odd feeling . She turned and walked Toward the window . " Do you not hear me girl ? " The cleric asked , once again . Hayden didn 't know what to say , he didn 't want to tell them everything about her , but it might be the only way to save her . Before he could make up his mind he noticed more men were outside their small shack . However these men were not with the cleric and they were advancing rather fast . The elder cleric turned around in fear as the vampire grabbed onto his shoulder . Four tall vampires entered the room one by one . They looked at the humans and then they looked at Alexis . " She belongs to us . " Snarled , an odd voice as he pushed the cleric towards the floor . It was too late Alexis and Hayden were outnumbered . The vampires were on one side and the clerics were on the other . Oddly the vampires didn 't move to harm anyone . They didn 't harm anyone at all , yet they held everyone captive until they reached Alexis . The tall one looked down and her and smiled . So this was the legend . She was the daughter of a vampire . She would be able to create life within their race . It was a new day , a day of hope . Perhaps her blood could help others like them , and if that were so , they could cross over into the elf realm . The elf prince would pay dearly for interfering with the vampires and their ways of living . The vampire looked at her once more . Perhaps she didn 't understand it . She would never be harmed . She was their symbol of life , and hope . If anything tonight they were standing in the presence of something very different than before . She was a born queen , not only to the elves but to the vampires as well . Under her nations would be built , and races would be redeemed . He looked back at the clerics . They had lost pretty much all of their color by now . He and the other vampires started to laugh . He then walked into the center of the group and held out one hand . " This is my one and last jester of kindness to you because of you helped Alexis . However , if you ever come after her again , I promise you everything you care about including yourself will die . Leave this place , and go back to your homes , and we are watching . You are to never tell anyone about us , and again we are watching . " The vampire stated , as he watched them men run out the door . Alexis and Hayden looked at each other in fear . The vampires were standing near them talking amongst each other as if they weren 't in the room . They didn 't look so fearful . They were tall , yet they didn 't have scars . They didn 't smell dead Alexis thought as she inched over towards one that stood in the corner . " It 's been a long time . We have looked for you forever . Your birth has meant a great deal to the vampires . In a way you are our hope . There are others who hunt you , but for the ones of us that want to live as your mother did . We will risk our lives for you , and we will always be in your debt . " Stated the vampire as he and the others rushed her out of the building . Once they got out of the shack they took off on their horses . It wasn 't long until they came upon a mist . The mist grew higher and higher until everyone and everything was completely covered . In a matter of seconds a new opening was found . The path ran up the side of a mountain . As they neared the top of the mountain Alexis saw what looked to be a cathedral built within the side of the church . " We have been here for almost two falls now . This land is different than our home . In Nordian we couldn 't go onto holy ground . However , here we can go anywhere we wish . It 's odd everything seems to be different . As a matter of fact it 's so different that we wish to stay here and live amongst the inhabitants of this land . " Stated , the young vampire as he looked towards the shadows . As Jonathan came from behind the shadows he wasn 't sure what kind of reaction he would get . He wanted her to feel at home with the others . That was the reason he picked the cathedral as a home . In his heart he knew that his Clarissa made the right decision for herself . He had never forgiven himself for giving the elders the information they needed to change her . Inwardly he was happy she got away . Yet , she didn 't understand that she had did something more than just give birth . She had given birth to hope . " Your mother was a special woman , and we learned to live as she did . Perhaps we are not as perfect as she was , but we learned . " Jonathan said as he looked at the girl . " The issue at hand is that your blood can heal a great many of us . Do you understand what I am asking ? " Alexis looked at the vampire , and then she noticed a small knife that sat on the table next to him . If it was blood that they needed then fine she thought she would give it to them and she would be able to go . She reached down and picked up the blade . She ran it across her finger and suddenly a few drops of blood that fell from her finger turned into a small golden pool of life . The vampires each dipped their fingers into the blood , and their very faces seemed to beam with life . " I don 't understand . " Alexis said as she noticed they all seemed to cry out in joy . Jonathan walked over towards the blood and took a small drop and placed it in his mouth , and then he too understood the reason . He could no longer smell blood . It was like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders . It had been so hard to walk along the villagers and patrol when his want for blood was so high . He picked up a small grape that sat on the table and again he noticed that his attributes were hidden . The food had taste . He could taste the bitterness of the grapes . All a sudden memories started to wash across his mind as a waterfall falls over the edge of a mountain . Tears started to swell in his eyes . For the first time in a long time he felt life . Jonathan looked at Alexis and wondered how it would have been to raise her in his house . The elves had taken everything away from him . They took his wife , and their child . In his heart he knew Alexis wasn 't his daughter , but he knew she would have been because she was Clarissa . Slowly his thoughts came back to their current situation . " You have cured their need to feed . " Jonathan said , as he looked at the half blood queen . " The question is which people will you save ? Will you save your family that needs you right now ? Or will you leave us and go into a realm that needs you to fight their war because they can 't put the fires out that they started ? Would you want to go to a group of creatures that are so weak that they couldn 't protect you as a baby ? They had to hide you in a convent . If I would have known your location I would have took you in . From what I know you have until you are eighteen years old . Will you stay with us until then , or will you go now ? " Jonathan asked , as he looked at the young girl . He would have to thank the sister again for helping him find his step daughter . No matter where Clarissa was she was still considered his wife . It had taken years to find and put the plan in motion . However , he would never rest until his wife was back at his side . As for the Elf King , he would find out how it felt to have someone taken from him as they took his wife from him . " What would my mother have done ? " Alexis asked ? Jonathan walked near her and smiled softly . Clarissa would have found a way to save the others if she could have . She often wondered why vampires lived as they did . There was no question . Jonathan looked out the window as she and the cleric walked deeper into the woods . He could feel something inside her was waking up . He just didn 't know what to do about the situation . If it was true that the sacred blood runs through her veins then there is no telling what she would truly become . " I really don 't know what to think . I think she wants to be with us . However , I think it is because she has nowhere else to go . Our plan is working perfectly . Soon her father and Clarissa will come to get her , and when they do we will have a meeting of the minds so to say . " Jonathan said , as he walked over to his chair . Malik looked at him in sorrow . Jonathan was never the same after Carissa left . On the night that she left he was tortured and nearly killed by the others because they believed he knew more about her plans . If it hadn 't been for Malik and a few others he would have been burned by the sun the very next morning . They all took a big chance in freeing him . One didn 't make it out in time . The only thing they had to go by was Carissa 's scent which led them to the sea . The scent was unbearable right after she gave birth to Alexis . Jonathan nearly went crazy when he couldn 't find her . " Please tell me where my wife is ? I don 't want to harm you , I only want her back . " Cried the vampire as the nun reached for him . All this time he had been looking for Clarissa , and now he found his path to her . Alexis was the only way to get to his wife . Malik thought as he watched his friend . " When the older cleric tried to force me to tell him about myself , something odd happened . I felt like something was beating inside me other than my heart . " Alexis said , as she stopped and held onto a thin vine . Hayden didn 't know what to say , he wanted to tell her that everything would be okay , but he had noticed things to . Since she has been with the vampires her skin has started to show signs of paleness . He thought that perhaps it was the mist , but as he glanced towards her neck the other day he noticed the blood lines fading . " I don 't want to see war come to this land . " Hayden said , as he faced his new friend . " I don 't get the same feeling around them that I get from you . " Alexis knew he was telling the truth . She too could feel something was off , but she didn 't want to believe it . She could tell that Jonathan was happy to see her , but there was another emotion that scared her . It was as if Jonathan was holding something back . " Jonathan is angry . I can feel it . " Alexis said , as she fell over a small stick that seemed to be pointed upwards into the sky . As she started to get up a small vine wrapped around her hands sending her crashing to the ground . Hayden didn 't seem to notice she struggled because he was ahead of her . As she tried to get free of the vines they continued to tighten . Again she tried to pull free , however the harder she pulled the more vines started to sprout . " Stop it you foolish girl . We have a message for you from your father . " Alexis froze in silence . " He warns you to be careful of the one you call Jonathan . He wants to capture your mother . " Spoke the vine as it started to unloosen . " The vampire knows more than he tells you . He knows what the stone of Arlexon is and he knows that you are supposed to use it now . You can only use it on the beach that your mother was found on . " Stated , the vine as it yanked backwards . " You must head towards the beach north of here , and we will help you with the rest . " Alexis didn 't know what to do . She wanted to tell Hayden , but she was afraid he wouldn 't believe her . She didn 't know what to say . As she stood up and started brushing leaves from her green cloak . She noticed him was looking at her . From the look on his face he had seen everything or at least a large part of the conversation . " You saw me talking to the vines didn 't you ? " Alexis asked , as she held her hands behind her back . " Well , not really . I saw you saying something , but it wasn 't in any language that I know . " Hayden said . " Was it about the vampire ? " Alexis looked at him and then she slowly looked back towards the mist . She didn 't want to tell him about the conversation because they could be listening . Instead she walked ahead of him . As they came to the opening in which they entered she paused . " How far are you willing to go Hayden ? " Alexis asked as she grabbed onto his shoulder . Hayden didn 't understand the meaning , but he understood it was important . He could feel her hands growing warm and her neck once again started to glow with blue lines . When she turned to face him her eyes took on a golden glow . " We must go to the isle that we saw in the vision . " Alexis said , as she placed her hands into the air . " No , he won 't . We have the forest on our side . Now we must go . " Alexis said , as she held out her hands and lifted the branches from the ground . Hayden didn 't know which the worse of the two evils was . In the beginning he had thought she was weak and couldn 't take care of herself . However , now he saw she had the power to control the earth . As the branches and leaves created walls in between Alexis and the mist Hayden started to feel sickly once again . His eyes started to ache and his hands were starting to burn . Alexis looked down at her friend and placed her hands on his eyes . Hold on we are near the beach . " Once you are on the beach you must rub the stone and then you will be able to teleport . " Whispered , the trees . Within seconds Alexis and Hayden slammed onto the beach . They could hear the leaves and branches breaking one by one . The vampires were on their way . Alexis grabbed the stone and whispered Arlexon . Within seconds she and Hayden were teleported into the elf realm . Alexis and Hayden both looked around at each other as they stood in the middle of a large open field with red flowers covering the ground . Arlexon was nothing like she imagined it to be . As they walked further into the field they saw small bungalows that were burning . " I don 't understand . Why is Arlexon burning ? " Alexis questioned as she walked closer . As Alexis and Hayden walked closer into the bungalows they noticed dead elves . They were everywhere . It looked like a whole village had been wiped out . Alexis couldn 't believe what she was seeing . Her father 's realm was at war . " Who did this ? " Alexis asked , as she bent down to pick up a small flower and place it on top of a small elf . " Elves did this . " A small elf sadly stated , as he neared their side . Alexis looked on in amazement . The elf looked a lot like her . He had dark hair and bronze skin . She silently wondered if all the elves looked like her . " How did you make it out alive ? " Hayden asked . The elf looked at the cleric and then he looked back at Alexis . When his eyes reached Alexis he appeared to have a mixed reaction . He reached down and pulled a small red flower from the ground . " That 's funny the flowers haven 't bloomed here in ages . " Stated , the elf . The elf looked on in silence . Then he turned and looked at Hayden . He couldn 't make out any elf features , but nobody could enter Arlexon without elf blood . He looked back at the two again and this time he noticed Alexis 's blue lines that ran across her neck . Alexis and Hayden both looked at the elves and then they looked down at Alexis 's skin compared to the other elf . He was the same color as she was . As they looked further at the dead bodies they could see a great many of dark elves and light elves . " So , it 's your kind that has been attacking us . They are of your blood . " The elf stated , as he looked at Alexis in disgust . " I don 't know what you are talking about . I just got here , so this is all new to me . " Alexis said as elf started to show signs of aggression . " Your vampires have created another type of elf , called the dark elves . They are murderers . Look at what they did to this bungalow . There are plenty others down the river . Everywhere you go death walks amongst this land . I 'm the only one who made it . " Yelled , the elf . Hayden didn 't know what to say . He saw the death and the chaos . He didn 't want his realm to end up like Arlexon . He looked at the elf and then he looked at Alexis . She needed to return to the vampires . He understood it more than ever now . They needed the vampires who were willing to stand against this type of thing . " Alexis , I think we must return . We can get the other vampires to help . " Hayden said as he saw the terror flash in Alexis 's eyes . " Vampires can 't kill elves . If they drink of our blood they turn into dark elves . " The elf Stated , as he looked at Hayden . Alexis and Hayden both looked at each other . They recalled Jonathan and the other vampires drinking of her blood . They didn 't change . Could there be more going on than either one of them knew . " We can 't get past whatever this is . It 's larger than we are . However , we can get help . If Jonathan really wants to show you how much he cares he will do it . " Hayden said as he pleaded with Alexis to teleport them back . Alexis thought about it for a while and finally she reluctantly agreed . As she took out the stone the elf looked on with amazement . She had the stone of the Elf Queen Nora . " You can 't do that . " Alexis yelled as they landed back on the shore . " You are the Elf Queen . " The elf stated as he bent towards the ground . " My father is the king . I 'm not the queen . " Alexis said as she pulled the elf up . " Okay not the elf queen , my name is Pabien . I 'm now your non royal guard . " Pabien said , as he pushed ahead of the group . " It would seem that you have been tricked my lady . There isn 't any way that King Darrkov would have let you come to Arlexon without a guard waiting for you . The land is at war he and Clarissa never travel alone . The question is who wanted you to come back to Arlexon and why ? " The elf said , as he looked at Hayden . " I think our village was wiped out because they didn 't want you to have any knowledge of the perpetrators . You could have very well just walked out of a trap . " Stated , the elf grimly . " What happens when we find them ? " Alexis asked . " We will tell them that if they really want to be like your mother and get salvation then they must help us stop the war of the realms . In short they will have to give themselves over to the elves and swear allegiance to you my Queen . " Palien said as he continued to lead the way . Chapter 9 Hayden didn 't want to admit it , but something was off . It was very silent . He couldn 't hear anything at all . As they entered the mist he started to feel eyes watching them . Perhaps the vampires were getting ready to jump on them because they ran away . " Alexis , you came back . " Jonathan said as he ran out to embrace her . Alexis was surprised that her stepfather wasn 't angry at her for leaving . She knew he had been looking for her for a long time , but she didn 't know who to trust or what to do . However , after she saw Arlexon it all made sense . She couldn 't just sit by and do nothing while both of her people died . To make matters worse she was wanted dead by both sides . " I 'm sorry I didn 't try to get to know you better Jonathan . The only people I have ever known are connected to the convent . I was told about the stone to my father 's land , but all is not well there . " Alexis said , as she thought of ways to ask for help . " Honestly , we need your help . We are dealing with a civil war , and it 's because of the vampires . I was summoned to Arlexon because someone wanted me other than my father . " This revelation shocked Jonathan . He looked at her and then he noticed her friends . The last time he saw Alexis she was with the cleric , but now she was with an elf . Could it be that the elves were plotting to kill her as well as the other clan of vampires ? If this was true Alexis would be safest here in the mist . Alexis looked on in horror . Jonathan 's eyes started to turn red and his fangs came down . The elf in return started kicking and pawing at his eyes . Hayden and Alexis both looked in shock . Jonathan said their blood killed the urge to feed . Yet he was about to kill the elf . " Put him down . " Alexis yelled ! " They took Clarissa away from me . I should kill him right now . " Jonathan shouted as he continued to hold the elf in the air . " You should never have come here elf . " Jonathan looked into her eyes and then he looked at the scared cleric . Slowly he lowered the elf onto the ground . As soon as the elf was safely on both feet he ran and hid behind Hayden . " I 'm sorry . I 'm sorry because I don 't know how I can help you . " Jonathan said as he started to walk away . He paused and slowly lifted his head to the sky . As soon as her request registered he turned to her . He would never help the person who took his wife away . " I 'm sorry , but you are asking me to help the person who ruined my life . I can 't help you Alexis . " Jonathan said , as he walked off . The question caused Jonathan to stop dead in this tracks . He knew she couldn 't go there ever . Those were the vampires that wanted her dead . He had to help her . It was the only way to make sure she didn 't pass over into their broken realm . The next day Jonathan and his head vampire came up with a plan . He wanted to help Alexis out , and he wanted his wife back . So , they concluded that the only way to do this was to return to Arlexon . As they were talking the elf came forward . " I can tell that you really care for Alexis . " Pabien said , as he sat down . " However , if you have any plans of entering into Arlexon and killing the king there is something you should know . " Jonathan and the other vampire looked at the elf . He was bold for coming to him alone , but he knew what he was doing . As long as Alexis wanted him alive he would stay alive . However , that didn 't mean he had to be near him . " I will leave you soon enough , but before I go I need to tell you something . Alexis carries the stone of Arlexon . " Pabien said , as he cautiously came near the vampire . " If he dies while we are over there she will have to stay . She won 't have a choice . If you care about her as much as you say you do , you will forget about the problems with Darrkov . Besides whoever summoned her is still waiting for her . I have seen what the dark elves can do , and trust me you are no match . " Jonathan felt as if his life had been taken all over again . He had been waiting all these years to kill the Elf King only to find out he couldn 't . Before he could turn around and say anything else the elf was gone . A few hours later Alexis came back into the chamber . Perhaps she could be persuaded to leave the battle to her father . In reality they didn 't know enough about Arlexon to enter it and beat these hybrid elves . " Alexis , I 'm afraid I have bad news . " Jonathan said as he beckoned for her to sit down next to him . Alexis didn 't want to hear him say no , but she was afraid of the word yes to . She didn 't know how to fight the dark elves which were part vampire . " Your elf friend has just informed me that more than likely you were tricked into returning to Arlexon . That means someone is waiting for you . Even though I hate your father , I don 't believe that he would have you come into a realm that you don 't know without any type of protection . " Jonathan , said as he continued to wonder the reasons behind the summon . Alexis looked on in silence . Her only hope was to stay with the vampires , and try to help them . However , the elf said that the blood of elves turns vampires into dark elves . " I don 't know what to do . Everyone is at war . I think we need to go to the beginning of it all . " Alexis said , as she watched Jonathan grimace . " We don 't have enough vampires to go into war with the elves . We can 't go back to where it started . " Jonathan said , as he tried to explain the situation . Jonathan looked at them both with a blank stare on his face . Perhaps it would work , but the question was how to capture a vampire ? " If we do this , it will be dangerous . " Jonathan said , as he walked towards the tall door . " If we can build an army of vampires using my blood . You and the others will be able to defeat the dark elves and in return you will gain some form of life back . " Alexis said , as she reached out to her step father . " For now we can 't do anything , but wait for our army to grow . We will need all the vampires we can to save Arlexon . " Jonathan stated . " There is one thing that can save them and cure all the vampires as well . " Pabien said . " It 's called the Imariin Springs . Alexis your blood has to run into the springs . In return the ground will soak up the blood and heal the realm and any realm touching it . " " She doesn 't need to die . She just needs to drop a few drops of blood in the spring , and life is cleansed . " Pabien said as he backed away from the vampire . Alexis couldn 't take it any longer she was fine when she thought it was only about her returning home . Now it seemed that realms were unraveling because of her . Silently she sat down and cried . " Don 't cry . This isn 't your doing . We will find a way to beat the evil . You are our only hope . You will change our whole race for the better . " Jonathan said , as he placed his arms around her shoulder . " That is why you must wait until you are eighteen Alexis . You need to learn more about who you are , and what your powers are . " Jonathan insisted . " As for now , don 't worry because we are together and nothing will harm you . " " You will have to ask your mother when you meet her . However , I think salvation means we have a chance to get things right , and be free of this curse . " Jonathan said , as he closed his eyes and thought of Clarissa and her prayers . My baby is gone to be with my dad . Zoey was an awesome dog . I got her for the kids when my husband was deployed to Afghanistan . We continue . . . Prince Died Because . . In a little while , we will hear about the causes of Prince 's death . Depending on the finding , some of the media might try to demonize h . . . Okay so I have changed a few things . Her personality is a little better and her hair color is now darker . I want her to look like the Gree . . . I was in the mood to write something . I 'm not working on my main project , but these words came to mind . Have you ever felt the scars . . . As soon as Hertha held the whistle to her lips a magical sound rang out . A few seconds later a sled with six big beast arrived . Hertha l . . .