Out of the darkness leaped guardian Johnston. He took out the Strigoi going for me in one swipe of his stake. Wow. He pulled it out with lightning speed then paused and starred at the Strigoi on Rose, who had stopped drinking from Rose by then and now was crouched over her. Johnston and the Strigoi leaped at the same time in a violent battle to the death. I prayed for Rose's sack that Johnson's the one who comes out swinging. I rushed to her side, but not before grabbing her stake, just in case. She was drifting in and out of consciousness.

"Rose, please stay with me"

I turned to watch the final blows Johnston threw before driving his stake into the Strigoi's heart. He had sweat falling from his forehead and was breathing heavily. He shook it off, pulled out his stake and jog over to me.

"Are you all right, your majesty"

"Yes, fine, but Rose"

He faced Rose and pressed two fingers against her neck.

"Her pulse is weak"

"I could heal her"

"No, I'm sorry your majesty, but I can't have you weak as well"

"Well what are we going to do we can't leave her like this she could die, I have to try"

I lend forward over her but was pulled back by guardian Johnston.

"Your majesty, you can't"

"Yes I can, I am your queen and I will do whatever I have to do"

"No, your majesty, you can't as in, you can't heal any one on your medication, I'm sorry"

And I knew he was. Rose was one of his best guardians and he would hate to see her die. I slumped back, covered my eyes and felt the tears fall slowly from my eyes.

"Guardian Johnston, do you read me"

Both mine and Johnson's head shot up.

"Guardian Johnston, do you read me, over"

"Rose's radio" Johnston said joyfully.

We both looked around franticly for Rose's radio.

"Johnston, god dam it answer the fuckin' radio"

With the moonlight now gone it was hard look for something in the dark that was a black radio. My hand brushed across something hard, I found it. I clasped the radio and threw my hand in the air.

"I found it, I found it"

Guardian Johnston took it from me.

"Guardian Johnston here I read you"

"Finally, where are you, we were expected at Lehigh an hour ago, where are you"

"We have been attacked, we drove straight into an ambush" Johnston explained our whole situation and the fact that he doesn't know who else is alive or whether there is more Strigoi coming. I just sat with Rose's head in my lap praying that she would be ok.

"Ok Johnston, we have a team on their way, whatever you do, keep the queen safe"

"With my life, over and out"

"Alright, your majesty we have to keep moving, the Strigoi will smell the blood and come after us" Johnston explained. I just nodded.

"Ok, if we head this way, the way we came, the others may find us earlier" I nodded again still sitting with Rose's body. Guardian Johnston crouched in front of me put one arm under Rose's legs then one gently around Rose's bloody neck. He raised her up into his arms and gazed at me.

"She'll be alright; we just need to get out of here" guardian Johnston said.

"Rose please hold on" I whispered in her ear. I looped my arm through guardian Johnston's to be beside him and Rose.