Oro held her tongue for as long as she could, which was only two more seconds.
"I can't do this," she blurted out. "I cannot trust witches whether they are promising to help or if they're dead. I will not be a part of this."
Behind her, the weres nodded in agreement.
Arturro let out a small growl as he watched his forces side with Oro.
"Oro," he began, but Oro cut him off.
"My sister," she said almost violently, "was burned at the stake trying to protect children who were accused of witchcraft. Turned out the little brats were real witches and they could have saved her at any time. By the time I got there, she was dead and the children were dancing. They were ecstatic that someone else died to protect them."
Oro was shaking as she stared at Hannah.
"I was changed into a vampire the next day and I killed every single one of those cursed little beasts- and my, my, their blood tasted good."
Oro then turned and jumped out a window.
Arturro didn't follow Oro. No one moved for a few minutes until Hannah said,
"Her sister must have been the martyr Selene."
Lucia nodded. "That story has been passed down for a thousand years. But it's told a little differently than what Oro has said. Selene sacrificed herself to help witches, the story goes. Never have I heard that the children tricked her into dying for them."
"Oro must also be the other creature in that story," Hannah mused. "The legend says that Selene sacrificed herself and then a vampire murdered all the children. That story is why witches have sworn to protect humans and kill vampires."
"Congratulations," Arturro said. "You have just met the one who gave you your purpose in life."
Oro paced around the house for a few minutes until Arturro joined her in the back yard. He didn't approach her but instead stood at the tree line.
"We need them, Oro."
Oro remained sullenly silent as she shifted from one foot to the other.
"They can track the Cullen family and help us locate where they are. We can sniff around for only so long."
He paused.
"But you need to trust me. If I don't have your trust, I won't have the trust of the weres. And you know we will never eradicate my creations without the weres."
Oro turned to face him.
"They are only here to track the Third Gens?" Oro asked.
Arturro smiled and walked towards her, his arm stretched out.
"Yes, love. They are only here to track them and then they are gone. I would never put you in harm's way intentionally."
Oro gave him a small smile.
"Well…" she said, dragging the word out, "I thought we could use some extra hands so I made a call."
Arturro's face was expressionless as his arm dropped to his side.
"Who did you call?" He asked.
"You remember the last vampires Marcus created before he decided to never create again?"
Arturro's eyebrows rose.
"You called the sisters? You know they are slightly insane, right?"
Oro grinned, her fangs flashing.
"Yes," she said, "I figured we could use a little crazy considering we have witches and werewolves fighting for us!"
