The Present:

"Oh my goodness will you two stop bickering" the King of Pennsylvania Ferd Heinrich said "Gosh, you two argue like an old married couple….jeez" the King continued. "We always argued like that your Majesty" Amelia said shrugging her shoulders. Eric laughed saying "It was worse when I was human because I would get yelled at for shit I didn't physically say..Fucking telepaths" Eric growled. Amelia laughed and said "SORRY!" "At least now that won't happen anymore" Eric said with confidence. Amelia and the King started to laugh hard prompting Eric to say "What?" "Eric, Amelia as you know isn't any regular fairy" the King stated. Amelia sat back and smiled a shitty smile. "NO! Really?" Eric said. "But that is impossible" Eric said in disbelief. "Why do you think Amelia's family members have always been guides to new vampires and witches because their magic is so powerful and they are such helpful souls." the King stated.

"Ok..Amelia you said before 1997 you and the children were in Valhalla. Why and how ?" Eric asked. "I was condemned there for disobeying my grandmother. She wanted me to be re-trained. Vivian almost took me back to Avalon and leaving the kids with my mother in Valhalla." Amelia said. "But I refused and my mother made a deal with my grandmother that she would re-train me and I would stay there as long as my grandmother saw fit." Amelia stated. "What? How did you disobey Vivian?" Eric questioned. "I married you and had children" Amelia said. Eric just shook his head with utter disbelief. "You know time in Valhalla virtually stops one year could be 100 years here on the earthly plane" Amelia explained. "How many years do you think you actually were there?" Eric asked. "Well Sarin was an infant when we sent there she was about 5 years-old when we left. Unfortunately, it was almost 800 years here on the earthly plane.

Sarin is biologically 22 years-old but here because of the vast time difference she is over 800 years-old" Amelia trying to explain. "The boys are biologically 25 years-old" Amelia continued. "You said Adrian is married does his wife know what he is?" Eric asked. Amelia looked at him sweetly and said "Yes she does." "What is her name?" Eric asked. "Her name Angie and yes she is human" Amelia said with pride. Amelia walked over and grabbed a framed picture of the mantel above the fire place. The picture was taken last Christmas all three of Eric's children, his newly known daughter-in-law, and lastly his little grandson Eric. Amelia handed the picture to Eric and sat down beside him and pointed each person out to Eric "Well you know that person" Amelia said as she pointed out Sarin. Sarin was a tall blonde beauty she looked like Amelia but blonde. "This ginger man you see there is Adrian" Amelia said. Adrian didn't look Scandinavian at all you would have thought he was Irish or Scottish. Adrian had red/orange short hair it was cut like a jarhead well he was a Marine. Adrian was tall and very muscular extremely handsome. All the gorgeous masculine features of Eric face Adrian also possessed along with Eric's cleft chin. "That other tall blonde who looks exactly like you did at that age is Kris" Amelia said and giggled. Kristoffer was Eric's mini-me.

When Pam met the kids the first time she jumped when she saw Kris. Amelia remembers her reaction "Holy shit I thought Eric was here" Pam said and laughed. Even though, at that time Kris hadn't even gone through puberty yet and he still look like his father. "This Angie and that is little Eric" Amelia said with a bit of a coo. Eric whispered "They're beautiful Amelia" he was trying to hold back tears. Amelia kissed his cheek and rubbed his leg. "Ok is the family reunion done we need to talk about this crown matter" the King said with irritation. "Fine your Majesty. I am scheduled to leave for Sweden next Friday" Amelia said. "Amelia you are going why?" the King said.

"I have nothing to hide or worry about, your Majesty I am the leading translator of old Viking text. I can't say no when I am asked" Amelia stated. "Fine if you are going Eric coming with you to cover our asses' the King instructed. "Your Majesty Eric can't go he just his area back. The King of Louisiana will not be happy about this!" Amelia pleading with the King. "I will talk to Mr. Compton and Pamela can be the temporary Sherriff while Eric is gone." The King said. Eric just rolled his eyes and Amelia could hear from his thoughts "Oh Bill is going the fucking flip out about this." Amelia started to laugh very hard while the King just stared at her with a puzzled look. "Go do your job Amelia. Eric make sure that this does not impede on our interests" the King degreed. They both replied "Yes you're Majesty." With that the King of Pennsylvania left Amelia's home and Eric stayed whipping out his cell phone to call Pam.

The Past:

Aud spent almost 3 days in bed crying her heart was broken beyond repair. She decided to go back to Avalon with her grandmother Vivian. They were leaving in 2 days so they could get back before the Winter Solstice. Vivian wanted to celebrate the Sabbath in Avalon with civilized people not these fucking mongrels- her words. Aud was in bed very early two nights before she was to leave. Aud hadn't bothered to eat dinner with her father Kjell, of course, he did not mind Kjell knew his little girl was hurting and she needed some alone time. Aud was lying in her bed when she heard a scream of horror. It was Eric's voice then she heard a woman softly say her name "Aud?" Aud sat up in her bed immediately the room was dimly lit by the fire hearth but Aud noticed almost immediately she was shivering with cold and she could see her breath. The woman's voice said again softly "Aud." Aud looked around and saw the figure it was Queen Sonje but it wasn't. The Queen appeared with gray aura around her.

Queen Sonje had a sullen look on her face and Sonje had a bleeding neck wound like a wild dog attacked her. Aud knew right away the Queen was a spirit which meant she was dead. "Aud please take care of my baby boy..PLEASE..HE LOVES YOU SO!" the spirit said to Aud. "Your Majesty what happened?" Aud said with tears in her throat. The Queen looked awful she was ripped up so badly. "A wolf" the spirit of the Queen said. "Is Eric?" Aud said as she started to cry. "No my dear but he is going to need you now" the Queen said. Just then a white light appeared in Aud's room. Aud got up off the bed and looked at the Queen saying "Your Majesty they are waiting for you in Valhalla you have to go." The Queen started to cry but she started walking towards the fire place were the gate of Valhalla appeared. As the Queen walked towards the gate she turned to Aud and said "Eric loves you Aud please forgive him."

Then the Queen disappeared. Aud grabbed her robe and slid on her shoes. She ran down the stairs screaming to her father Kjell "Father something has happened at the castle!" Kjell did not even question his daughter he ran out to the barn and grabbed his horse. Kjell rode up and slung Aud onto the back of the horse and they left riding towards the castle. When they arrived the doors of the castle were wide open and they could see the palace guards were lying on the ground with their throats ripped out and they were dead. Aud looked in the castle to see Eric kneeling down next to his father he was weeping. Aud ran over to Eric and knelt lightly running her fingers through his long blonde hair "Eric, Eric, what happened?" she said. They both hear Kjell running through the castle looking for any survivors. The only person he found was the stable maiden Britta was half naked. Kjell ran into the dining room where Eric and Aud were to see the massacre his oldest truest friend and King was lying in a pool of his own blood. Queen Sonje was lying next to the table with her throat ripped out she was still clutching Eric's baby sister Sarina who was ripped to shreds. Kjell fell to his knees with an awful thud and bellowed a cry that echoed through the castle. Aud had never seen her father cry until tonight.

Unfortunately, this when Britta decided to saunter in Aud of course saw but she didn't pay any attention to her. The whore tried to kneel down and comfort Eric who pulled away screaming "GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY HOUSE YOU FUCKING WHORE!" Britta jumped up tears in her eyes and ran off. Just then Aud finally smelled the odor of the room she could feel her face morph into her true identity. Aud turned away so her father and Eric wouldn't see her. Kjell immediately knew what was going on with his daughter he spoke up saying "Aud what is it?" In an almost hissing growling voice Aud turned to them with her Fae face showing "VAMPIRRE …(she sniffed again) ANNND….WERREEWOLFFFF!" she said. Kjell looked around to see two naked men lying dead on the floor. "Eric did you kill these men" Kjell said. "Only the one. That one over there!" Eric said as he pointed to the man closes to the kitchen area doorway. "Father killed that one" Eric said as he pointed to the man directly next them on the right. "He was a wolf when I stabbed him then he changed into a man" Eric said with tears in his voice. "Then one wolf grabbed my father's crown and gave it to some man outside the door. I picked up my sword but…." Eric said and started to weep uncontrollable. "Shhh…shhh" Aud said as she smoothed Eric's hair from his face. Eric just looked at Aud who still had her Fae face on. Whenever fairies feel danger the Fae face comes out. Their ears elongate to points, their eyes change a strange color and they are slight slanted, and they're fangs come out. Yes fairies have fangs not for the same reasons vampires do.

However, Eric had never seen Aud true face he looked with much interest and tears till running down his face "Aud you are so beautiful" he said to Aud. "Eric did you see this man's face what was he wearing?" Kjell asked. "I didn't see his face he had an accent that I can't place. He was also wearing a hooded cloak in black. I didn't…" Eric said. "Aud I have to go get our house guards to help me please stay here with Eric try to calm him down dear" Kjell said. Aud nodded in agreement and Kjell left for some help. Aud stayed there and held Eric in her arms rocking him slightly. "I am so weak" Eric mumbled. "No you're not sweetheart you are the bravest man I know next to my father' Aud said as she stroked his hair. "I will have vengeance for this Aud. I swore it to my father..I will kill the son of a bitch who did this" Eric said beating his fist to the floor. "Shhh. Stop " Aud said trying to calm and sooth him "No more talk of vengeance tonight Eric please" Aud begged him kissing him lightly tenderly on the lips. "Tomorrow you can start tonight you need to just feel" Aud said and she kissed him again. "Tomorrow then" Eric said shaking his head. "Yes tomorrow" Aud said again cupping his face in her hands.