Cassie listened to Pritkin to talk, sitting in his small office, with his voice droning on and on about the use of a particular weapon or another different potion. She had learned to day dream well in these talks, whilst making it look like she was paying attention to what he was saying.
"Ok, time for lunch then. Did you want something?" he asked her, waiting for the cart that would come around at half 12 like it did every day.
"No thanks, I think I'm going to take lunch in the suite today, it gives a change of scenery." She told him, whilst getting up and moving towards the door. However, for weeks she had been doing this, saying she would go somewhere for lunch, but she had put herself on a strict regime, she had to look her best, her boyfriend/ vampire husband, would need her to look her best, and she needed to diet.
Pritkin had wondered where Cassie had been lately, she had been skipping their lunch talks, not being her usual self, and he looked outside and called for Marco, her bodyguard.
"Marco, you came. Have you noticed anything odd about Cassie lately?" he asked, the bodyguard spent more time with her.
"I think she has been losing quite a bit of weight lately and being more withdrawn, I cannot pinpoint the reason why though." He told the mage.
Mircea had, just got in from all the different talks, being the middle of the day, it was quite late for him, and he would usually be able to sleep during the day, so that he could be up for the evening, where the vampire activity usually began. He opened the door to his suite to see a pair of feet on the floor, moving with preternatural speed, he knew that those small feet belonged to his Cassie.
"Cassie, Cassandra, what had happened are you ok?" receiving no answer, he moved to her heart and listened for her pulse, and used his senses to gauge her blood pressure. She had collapsed. Picking her up to put on the bed, she felt extremely light, too light. Especially for someone of her stature. He picked up his phone and dialled her bodyguard Marco.
"Sire?"
"Where are you, I have just found Cassie collapsed on the floor of our suite."
"She said she was going there for lunch, I did not follow, I had deemed going up to the room safe. I am talking to the mage; we are worried about her, especially her weight." Marco responded to his sire.
"Then perhaps you should bring a healer here, along with your conversation." Mircea told Marco, flipping his phone shut to end the conversation." Returning his attention to Cassie, he decided to let her sleep, thinking it to be the better option. She might realise what is going on, along with the reasons she is doing this. She is a beautiful young woman, he thought.
With a knock on the door, Marco and Pritkin came in with a healer, hopefully the healer would be able to talk some sense into Cassie, along with the collective hope that her condition was not serious. The healer was under oath not to repeat her goings with anyone, this was to be kept between them.