Ileus grunted. "Blood sucking bastards! Ever since Lazarus, the king of Wilyra died, his subjects are finding it difficult to find blood to quench their thirst. Some of them have turned rogue. It's a mess," Ileus sighed. Rogue vampires were creating havoc throughout the Lore. They were worse than the winged demons. "Once they sink their teeth in you, they suck you dry." His hand clutched her arm through the fur. "Though you wouldn't have been as affected. You would have ended up as his blood slave. He would have captured you and taken away." He shuddered. He didn't tell her that there was a chance that she would have also turned into a vampire.
Anastasia was shaken to the core. "Are there many… vampires… around us?" she asked hesitantly, hoping the answer was no. She could have gotten herself into a much bigger problem.
"I don't know, but the situation is terrible."
