Istar watched as Guil was awakening... grinning at the possibilities this new mewpyre held in his veins.

Groaning Guil opened his eyes and looked around, "Where... where am I?"

"You are in my lab," told Istar. "I am Istar. Elder of the mage bite family."

Guil looked at Istar in wonder, feeling his tail moving according to his confusion. He was about to ask her why he was there as he noticed a few things...

First she looked like his size, which was odd since mewpyres were considered as rather small creatures. Second... since when did humans have tails?

His eyes widened and he looked at... his paws...

With a chuckle the mewpyre elder told, "I was wondering when you would realize it."

"I AM BITTEN?" shouted Guil in realization, staring at the female in front of him. Nodding, she replied, "Indeed. You were bitten by our queen herself! Consider it an honor since you are the first person bitten by her since the founding days of our glorious empire."

"Uhm... thanks?" replied Guil not sure what he should think of that situation... not to mention he wouldn't be able to return to his old life.

"Anyway," spoke Istar. "We have much to do. Finding out more about you, getting you ready for our queen and teach you the basics before sending you to school."

"School?" asked Guil in wonder. Turning to him, Istar answered, "Did you seriously think we mewpyres are a bunch of monsters without any education? Then explain me how we achieved all of this if we didn't know the difference between a knife and a spoon."

"I... I was more surprised that I am going to visit a school," admitted Guil. "Not that you have a school system at all. And... I am thirsty. Can I have some water?"

Istar shook her head, "Nope! The thirst you are feeling isn't that kind of thirst. It is the first sight that your mewpyre nature is awakening."

Then she reached into a fridge behind her and took out a small bag filled with a red liquid, "Here! This is what you need to drink."

Guil took the bag and looked at it, "Is this... blood?"

"Of course," told Istar. "You are a mewpyre now. It's natural that you are drinking blood now."

Guil tried to say something but the female mewpyre stopped him, "Don't even think about protesting or refusing about drinking. Sooner or later your instincts would take over, forcing you to drink from the offered source of blood."

Guil looked down at the blood-filled bag and then he simply knew... he simply knew how to drink from this bag it. His mouth opened wide, revealing his new fangs and he slammed them into the bag. The fangs retracted from the holes made in the bag, starting to suck the red liquid from the cool bag. He felt it running down in his throat, disappearing into his body. Guil wondered where it went within him... and how much more he would need. Once the bag was empty he dropped it and stared at Istar, still feeling thirsty, having the need for more!

The elder seemed to understand and handed him the next bag, which he took and proceeded to suck it empty as well. Nodding satisfied she told, "I will be right back. Until then one of my assistants will keep you supplied with blood bags."

Guil nodded and kept drinking from thee bags. Istar left her lab and went directly to the observation room next to it. Sarafina, the mewpyre queen, was waiting there, looking through a one-way mirror to Istar's lab. Turning to the magic elder, the queen asked, "What do you think of him?"

"He shows great promise Your Majesty," replied Istar. "Not only he shows a great blood storage in his body, but early test reveals great magical potency. Nearly reaching high-class levels."

Sarafina looked at Istar with great interest. While every mewpyre could reach low-class levels of magic, only a few including the elders and Istar's magic bite family could reach middle-class. And only Istar's bite family and Sarafina herself could reach high-class magic

This and the original reason why she bit him... the boy became more promising by the second. Grinning to herself she ordered to Istar, "Find out what kind of elder he becomes. Once you know about his new abilities, send him to me!"

"As you wish!" replied Istar moving back to her, calling for her best assistants to prepare everything they need to learn the new mewpyre's power.