First off, thank you rose conde for the first review. A few kind words there and there really can make a day! And I also appreciate those criticism that you guys are sending my way. But as said this is my first funfiction and English is my third language. Nobody´s perfect so go easy on me. Haters gonna hate, and haters don´t need to keep reading this if my misspellings are giving you grey hairs. Now without further ado, here´s chapter 3!
ROV
Lissa would have dropped the ipad if Christian hadn´t snatched it first. The whole room was in a shock but Christian the most. Poor guy…
"No… I don´t….what…" He tries to say as he keeps on looking through the tapes.
Christian did cut all contacts with his aunt after the shooting incident. But this was way worst. This was the same person who had protected Christian against his own parents when they turned strigoi. The same person who dedicated her whole life to offensive magic, to fight against strigoi.
"Christian…" Lissa tries and gently touches Christian´s hand. "I am so sorry…"
"No! There has to be a mistake! Tasha wouldn´t team up with the Strigoi! This is insane!" He exclaims.
"A prison can do funny things to a person…" I just mutter. I do have experience on that department and in somewhat level can understand Tasha´s need to do anything to get out of her cell. Clearly Christian heard me as he passes the ipad to Dimitri and buries his head in his hands.
"What could Tasha possibly have promised to strigois to bring at least 30 of them together? " I wonder watching Christian´s struggle to believe the whole situation.
"I think she promised them her knowledge." Dimitri sighs and finally closes the ipad.
"What do you mean?" Lissa is the first to ask.
"Think about it. One group lingers at our gates, testing our response times to an attack and keeps us from sending help to Tarasov. The other team actually executes a plan of raid. Tasha must have told them all of her information about Tarasov and it´s guards."
Dimitri is right. A diversion, a test and a prison break all in one. There is no way that we would have helped guardians at Tarasov since we were in high alert ourselves. And now Tasha was free and I hade a feeling that this was only the beginning of a series of attacks.
"Strigois didn´t kill that many guardians at Tarasov. They could have massacred the whole prison but they didn´t. Tasha must have promised them something better…" I voice the truth that everybody must be thinking.
"The closest and biggest targets at the region are the court and St. Vladimir´s. I doubt that a group as big as theirs would go after small moroi families." Dimitri states grimly.
"Nevertheless, we must evacuate them as soon as possible." Lissa steps in, all ready for her role.
"With Tasha's help and knowledge, they could already be at our door. After the attack on St. Vladimir´s the wards were reinforced against humans. But against a moroi with her fire magic and compulsion…." Christian whispers against his hands from his spot.
"I´ll go and talk to Hans." Dimitri states.
"I´ll call Alberta. The group of 30 strigoi won´t stay hidden for very long. In a day they would have to kill half of the town just to keep their strength up. I think they will attack us within three nights." I share worried look with Dimitri. Dimitri just nods and hurries out of the room.
Before I go, I make sure that the guardians on duty keeps both of Christian and Lissa in the safe room. The call to St. Vladimir's is short as Alberta quickly understands the situation. The evacuation starts immediately and goes surprisingly smoothly. But the atmosphere here at the court is grim and tense. Families barricades themselves in their homes and only people walking big outdoor spaces are guardians. Even guardians always walk in pairs. That way even if one is killed during the attack, the other one can trigger the alarm. We are all just waiting the axe to fall. It seems that we have more pressing issues than my growing belly.