I sighed heavily, knowing it would be hard for her
to understand.
“Do you remember the day I found you?” I asked
her, placing my hand on her pale golden hair.
Pandim nodded her head briefly; it was not a topic
she liked to think about. It had only been eight months
since I had brought her into my life, and she would only
talk to two people so far – me and Viken.
“Do you recall our conversation?”
“Yes. Sort of.” She paused. “I remember that you
said you were a Senshi – a warrior of sorts – and that your
job was to hunt down vampires like the one who attacked
me; that normally your job was to merely let the world take
its course and not interfere. But you said that I reminded
you of yourself as a young girl, and you couldn’t just leave
me there to suffer. So, you told me my options and let me
decide if I wanted to die as a human or live as a vampire.”
“That’s right. And I haven’t changed since that
day. Being a Senshi is my life, Pandim. That is why I hunt
down people like Damascus. They will go on killing and
hunting with impunity if they are not stopped.” I looked
up at Viken, meeting his eyes. “And they must be stopped,
no matter the price.”
“But what about this medallion you mentioned?
Why is it so important?” she asked, her curiosity showing
through as usual.
“Well, now that’s an interesting question, isn’t it?”
Viken said, kneeling down on the wooden floor beside my
futon. “The medallion, called the Obyri Pendent, is a
powerful object that can give a vampire control over
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