Chp 4
Emrys made his way through the back door of Fangtasia and to the office with an angry Eric waiting for him. "Where were you?!", he asked. "I'm sorry, dad. I fell asleep. I cleaned up the house a bit and I got tired", said Emrys. "Next time, don't be so reckless", said Eric, sternly. Eric approached his son and kissed his forehead. "Don't be reckless. You might not know when our enemy will attack", said Eric, this time his voice soften. Emrys chuckled and said, "I know".
After Eric left to oversee Fangtasia as it was nearly closing time, Emrys picked up his cell phone and dialed Godric's home number, which Isabel picked up. "Hey Isabel, is grandpa home?", asked Emrys, but Isabel hesitated to answer him. "Isabel, where's grandpa? What happened to him? Don't make me use magic against you", said Emrys, threatening to use his magic. "Godric's missing", Isabel answered. "What?! What do you missing?! He's a 2000 year old vampire and he can't be missing like that!", said Emrys, angrily.
Then, Eric burst in. "What do you mean Godric's missing?!", he hissed. "I dunno, ask Isabel. I call to speak to grandpa and she said he's missing", said Emrys as he passed the phone to his father. The conversation was a fiery one at first with Eric asking how, why and who took Godric. Then, everything was calmed and Eric said he'll be in Dallas right away. "Can I come? Please?", asked Emrys. Eric looked at his son and sighed. "Alright, you can come, but you must do as I say. Break that rule, I'll have Pam locked you in the dungeon for a week, understand?", said Eric. Emrys smiled and nodded.
Then, Pam came in and said Bill Compton and Sookie came in with Sookie having injured and poisoned by some creature that has a head bull and the body of a man. "A head of a bull and a body of a man? A minotaur?", said Emrys. "The heck should I know. Ask him if you want", said Pam. Emrys was about to, but Eric prevented him from going out. "Please dad, I can help. Maybe with my help, they'll repay you with whatever you want", said Emrys. "Are you reading my mind?", asked Eric. "C'mon dad, it's not like I don't know you", said Emrys. "Get Dr Ludwig as well", Eric ordered Pam and his progeny left to execute her maker's order.
When Dr Ludwig arrived, Emrys came out. Bill never met him and Sookie was too weak to recognize him. Her back had three bloody scratches. Dr Ludwig prepped to examine the wound when Sookie asked what kind of doctor she is. "The healing kind. I'm Dr Ludwig..", but her words were cut off when Sookie yelped in pain as Dr Ludwig touched her wound. Sookie asked if she was going to die and Dr Ludwig answered yes. "No, she cannot die. You must save her!", said Bill. "Back off, vampire. Let me do my job", said Dr Ludwig. "Forgive him; Bill is abnormally attached to this human", said Eric.
"Well, we don't have a lot of choice here. She's been poisoned. Ever heard of Komodo dragon? They're miles teaming with bacteria. After one is bitten, it will take hours…, days, the toxin will eat away through your nervous system until you are as good as helpless to devour you alive", explained Dr Ludwig. "I was scratched by a dragon?", asked Sookie. "No, the poison is similar, but way more efficient", said Dr Ludwig as she took out a bottle, "I think I've seen it before, but I can't tell without further testing and we don't have that kind of time. Give us some privacy, I need to remove her clothing", said Dr Ludwig. She handed the bottle to Emrys and said, "I need the incantation right now, boy".
Bill apologized to Sookie and left with Eric. Emrys read some healing incantation before handing the bottle back to Dr Ludwig when Sookie coughed up foam. "We don't have much time, Mr. Compton", said Dr Ludwig. Bill left with reluctance. "Em, the spell please", said Dr Ludwig and Emrys took out a book from his sling bag and flipped through the highlighted pages. When he found the intended spell, he began reading them in Latin.
(Meanwhile)
Eric and Bill stayed at the office as Dr Ludwig and Emrys healed Sookie. "The head of a bull…", said Eric as he paced around. "That's what she said, but then, it was dark. It all happened in seconds", said Bill. "So you didn't see this…, bull man?", asked Eric as he sat at his chair behind his desk. Bill shook his head and said no. "Did you give her your blood?", asked Eric again. "It didn't work. Ever heard of anything like this?", said Bill. "Surprisingly no", said Eric. Then, he summoned Pam and Chow. "I thought in a 1000 years, I have see everything that it needs to be seen", said Eric as Pam and Chow came in, "Search the woods around Highway 71". "He can do it", Pam motioned to Chow, "I'm wearing my favourite pumps".
Eric said something in Swedish and Pam sighed before leaving with Chow. "She is extremely lazy, but loyal", said Eric, "How's yours? Jesicca…". Eric wanted to know how Bill is handling in being a maker. "Dangerous, afraid", said Bill. "Glad to see you two bonding. Being a maker is very rewarding", said Eric. "I have to get back to Sookie", said Bill, but as he was about to leave, Eric said, "Relax, Dr Ludwig treated one of Pam's human when she was mauled by a werewolf. Lost an eye, but otherwise she's fine".
Bill wanted to leave, but then he remembered something to ask. "Who's the guy with Dr Ludwig?", asked Bill and he saw Eric flinched at the question. "He's…, someone important to me", said Eric. "What is he?", asked Bill again. "You ask too many questions", said Eric. "I wanna know. Is he a wizard? Something even weirder?", said Bill.
Eric got angry at Bill's persistent and bared his fangs. "Don't make me do things that would upset your pet human. Don't ask questions that you won't be able to understand", said Eric. Bill merely shrugged at Eric's reaction and left.