Eleven O'clock the next night, Elle walked into Fangtasia heading back to office. She sent Pam with a note to Eric on his throne.
The note reads
"THEY" are coming Eric.
Raising his eyebrow Eric asks himself "who is coming?" Heading back to his office to talk to Elle, Eric becomes all business. Walking into the office his eyebrow raised to an arch Eric asked her, "They are coming..."
Not bothering to look up keeping her mind on her task Elle told him "The council Eric... all 15 of them... unless I resolve this..."
With lowered eyebrows and smirking Eric pronounced, "Let them come!"
With a furrow, quickly forming between her brows Elle face turned from pleasant to enraged Elle's pupils start contracting creases start forming all over her face Elle tells Eric, "The full council it's not set to meet for another thousand years..."
The warning undertone in Elle voice didn't go un noticed as Elle said, "If the full council comes here it wil be to exterminate every vampire in the state... that includes your daughter"
"I have been told to investigate a matter by Elise!" Elle explained
Eric tells Elle indignantly "that is the Sheriffs-!"
Eric was cut off mid sentence by Elle "Eric..., when the head of the council says investigate it's not a request!"
He asks "what..." "What could be so terrible that it requires circumventing the area sheriff's authority?"
Elle tells Eric, "I am only notified you out of courtesy Eric" Pausing for a moment Elle tells him, "I am an special investigator appointed by the head of the council Eric!"
Eric realizes what he has just heard stating, "Your authority is worldwide!"
"Yes that's true Eric..., as I told you last night I can arrest and detain any sheriff if needed!"
Elle muttered. She looks at him growling "the second law was violated Eric someone is turning children..."
Leaning forward Elle told him, "You know as well as I do that is one of our highest crimes Eric!"
"There is but one penalty" Eric mutters "Death!"
"The same thing happened in my time Eric!" Leveling her gaze on Eric, Elle tells him, "Those stories they tell of my killing babies and children is not all together a lie!" Eric asked her what does that mean.
Elle tells him flatly, "I was asked because I have experience Eric!"
He stops her mid sentence "I understand Elle!" Eric told her.
"Eric, it's not something I am proud of!" Elle said.
Eric picks up the phone "Pam, send my daughter back to the office "NOW!" he tells her "By force if you have to!"
Cathrine walks into his office asking "Dad?"
Eric looks at his daughter saying, "We have some distasteful work ahead of us Sheriff."
Cathrine looks from Elle to her father and back again trying to read their faces
Lilith tells Cathrine "What I did not have time to tell you last night is someone is turning children into newborn vampires."
Cathrine says, "So we go out and stop them."
Reaching into her travel bag Elle pulls out a scroll handing it Cathrine, "read it!" she tells her.
The scroll reads
Lilith
In accordance with our second law you are enlist the aid of the Sheriff of area five to put to death whomever is responsible for the turning of children. Furthermore Lilith is to put to death all of the children.
Elise
Head of the Council of Elders
Elle throws something that looks like a small wallet on the desk. The small bundle flips open revealing Elle's credentials as council Investigator. Taking a breath Cathrine examines them closely looking at Eric she asked "Papa?"
"It means Sheriff as I told you back at your home, I am not here on a social call!" Elle told her.
The implication of what she has just read seeped into her brain Cathrine's horror at the ruthlessness grows exponentially; the corners of her mouth drop as her lips part she screamed in a hourse tone, "Papa they can't mean it... T-They just can't mean-, they just can't"
Eric looks at his heartbroken daughter saying in a sympathetic tone, "I am afraid they do Cathrine... one of our highest laws is never to give the dark kiss to one who cannot fend for themselves without it."
"Elle tells her softly "We may have come out in the open..." black faced Elle tells her "Vampire law is vampire law Cathrine" Looking at the floor Elle tells her "I take no pleasure in this Cathrine..., you don't know the danger!"
Cathrine looks at her one time mentor saying "but..., Lilith please can't you just-"
Elle sighs telling her in a thick tone of voice, "It is what must be done Cathrine..." Looking at Cathrine Elle tells her "I have known Elise for ten thousand years she rarely changes her mind!" Walking out the door Elle told Cathrine "My authority supersedes yours sheriff!"
"Don't make me pull rank" Elle stated.
Cathrine's eyebrows begin to rise and tighten to the point of it being painful, her eyes widen in visible pain in her eyes the disbelief takes hold. Cathrine's mouth turns down as her lips start to tremble, "ELLE!" she screams "I-I DIDN'T THINK YOU CAPABLE OF THIS!"
With Her back still to Cathrine Elle stops mid stride saying "Cathrine theirs part of my past I and have gone to great pains to not to disclose!"
As a blood tear rolls down her cheek Cathrine asks "Like what?"
"Cathrine, The orders I was given, I have done it before I am capable of it, that's why she chose me Cathrine" said Elle "My orders were to act covertly, not to involve you!"
Elle walks out the back of Fangtasia jumping on a Harley Davidson Dyna Low Rider, she speeds off into the night. Cathrine stood there in the parking lot of Fangtasia's heartbroken as the one person she had absolute faith in outside of her mother and father rode away.
Shaken Cathrine wanted to trust Elle, she didn't know if she could not after what Elle just admitted to.
