Kuri leaned back in front of the fire. She was cooking a meal for the older vampires.
Gavner came over and sat beside her. "I know you have a lot of questions, Lady Priestess."
"Come on. It's Kuri." Kuri said, flushing with embarrassment.
"Not to me, or any honorable vampire." Gavner said. "You are our Lady Priestess. Now, ask away."
"What did you mean when you spoke of judging Larten for blooding Darren?" Kuri asked.
She put another log on the fire. It crackled ominously.
"Darren was a child when he was blooded. We do not blood children." Gavner said. "They do not understand the risks."
"But I was Marked at the same age!" Kuri protested.
"What happens to a vampyre is a biological change." Gavner said. "You will die if you are not Marked. You becoming a Vampyre is not due to someone's whim or choice. Darren is different."
There was a long silence as Kuri pondered this.
"If he has to face this, I will face it by his side." Kuri said. "I am not just the Vampyre Priestess. I am Darren's Priestess."
Gavner chuckled. "Well spoken! If you have half the devotion that you have for Darren for our clan then we will be well off indeed!"
He clapped her on the back, then flitted away for General duties.