We are now at the base of the mountain and I am ready to part with the pack. It has been a nice journey with them and I will miss them but things like this can't wait. I make a quick goodbye and start my trek up the mountain. An elderly wolf showed me the tunnels and entrances in Vampire Mountain at the last council before it became an effort for her to climb. I was grateful of her showing me the tunnels for it will be much easier to get inside now that I know where I am going.

I don't really have much of a plan for when I get inside. I know for sure that I can't just go up to one of the guards stationed at the entrances and ask to speak with the Princes. And I can't phase in front of a vampire, it is disturbing to the eyes that are not animals to see a naked person. So before I can do anything, I must find some clothes.

Deciding that the first thing to do is to find clothes, I looked for a scent that would led me to a herd of deer. After a few minutes, I found a small herd and picked out a medium sized buck. Creeping around the small meadow where they were grazing, I got in position to strike. When the buck was grazing, I leaped and killed him fast and painlessly.

The rest of the startled herd ran from the meadow. I phased to my human form and started to stretch the stiffness out of my limbs from being in wolf form too long. After the stiffness left, I began to search for a sharp stone to cut away the hide from the deer's flesh. When I found one and cut off the hide, I looked for a sharp object that could be used as a needle.

A near by thorn bush supplied me with a strong but thin thorn. Using some of the many long and sturdy grass that grew through the rocks, I began to sew the deer hide into a shirt and shorts. Minutes latter; I was dawning the new clothes I had made. So as not to waist the meat, I ate it for an early dinner. As a werewolf, I have to eat lots of meat to keep me going.

When I was done with the carcass, I continued my trek up the mountain. As I went, I thought about how I would get in. Even though I have clothes, I doubt they would let me in. My only choice now was to sneak in and try to speak with one of the Princes alone. Pairs Skyle would be in the Hall Of Princes but there might be guards and Generals.

Arrow would most likely see me as a trespasser, which in this case I am, and attack me on sight. Mika Ver Leth would also see me as a trespasser and would call the Generals.

Vancha March is out exploring the wild and would take too long to find. That would leave the new Prince, Darren Shan. From what I heard from the pack, he failed his Trials and ran away. But during his escape, he found around thirty vampaneze and discovered that Kurda Smahlt was a traitor.

After escaping capture from the vampaneze, Darren went down the river that was used to carry the dead. Weak and not far from death, Darren was found by a wolf cube and the alpha of the pack. This was at the time I was searching for others of my kind. The pack helped him get stronger and healthy before he decided to go back to Vampire Mountain.

The she wolf who showed me the tounels, led Darren to a seceret pasge to the Hall Of Princes. He then revealed the soon-to-be prince as the traiter and led a small army of vampires to kill the vampaneze. After their victory, the failure of Darren's Trials was brought up. Instead of sentencing him to death, they made him a Prince.

My only description of the Prince is that he is bald due to one of his Trials. When I got to one of the tunnels, I decided to take one of the unused ones. After many turns, I got to one of the Halls. Before entering, I took off my clothes and set them behind a large rock before phasing.

After that I went into the Hall. There were tables and stools carved from stone where vampires ate as they talked. I was in the food hall. As I went through, some of the vampires threw me some meat. I ate them politely and went to the next tunnel. Since the vampires and wolves are cousins, I can come and go without worry of being harmed.

Seven hours into my search, I find no clue as to where the Prince might be. I have passed many vampires but none of them were the Prince. As I was heading to another Hall, all the vampires around me flattened themselves against the walls. When I looked to see the cause, I saw my father. Desmond Tiny.