"Are you sure we are doing the right thing?" Nyx asked Joshua. "Don't worry my love, she will be all right." Joshua reassured her. "It doesn't feel right,leaving her to the care of one of Mortmain's followers. After all, that is the reason we are hiding Sterling." Nyx murmered. They stared at the small baby in her arms. Joshua kissed Nyx on the forehead. "She will be all right. We have to cast the spell on Sterling. Sadly, we cannot be with her." Joshua whispered. "Can't we just hide her? It doesn't feel safe leaving her without any parents once we do this." Nyx said sadly. Joshua shook his head. "It is the only way. Goodbye my child." They closed their eyes. As they cast the spell, a single tear ran down Joshua's cheek. Blood ran down their faces as their life was tooken away. Gradually,they turned to dust, the wind blowing it away. The baby awoke crying. The door to the mansion opened, revealing a tall, pale man with black hair. He stared down at the child. He picked up the bundle and inspected it. A tall woman came to the doorway. "What is it,my love? She questioned. "It is a vampire child." He turned around to show her. She stepped forward and took the bundle from his hands. She cradled it. "Come inside, De Quincey, it is getting cold." She shivered. As they wentbinto the mansion,he asked,"Are we going to keep the child,Sarah?" She nodded."She will be our daughter." He answered after a moments pause."How shall we explain how we got her? Mortmain would kill the child if we told him the truth." She said quietly. "Then we must lie. It will be very risky,but we will try." He said,staring hard at the baby. The baby was curled up,sleeping peacefully. He started pacing around the room. Sarah watched him. "We cannot tell a soul or we will surely be executed." He explained. Sarah nodded. "We must keep this a secret. We cannot tell her,even when she comes of age." He added. Sarah looked shocked. "But she must know! She would understand-" "No! It is too risky. We must let her believe whatever lies we can think up." He barked. Sarah protested."But-" De Quincey glared at her. Sarah nodded sadly. "I understand." She said quietly. "Now the hard part. Making up the story." Sarah said,breaking the silence. De Quincey nodded stiffly." Yes. The hard part of this mess." He said grimly. They stared at each other. "What should it be?"