Epilogue
A man was standing amongst the fallen castle looking out across the field. His red eyes burned against the lighting morning sky. Dropping to one knee he smeared the blood that had dripped from the corpse across the dusty stone of what had remained of the main hallway. Rising he licked his hand until all of the blood was cleaned from his skin.
"I can feel it." he said to himself.
He was quite pleased with the turn of events the previous night had brought. Not only had the bond been created, but the other had returned as well.
"I won't let you have her so easily, old man." he said with a smile.
The morning light brushed his skin and he winced. Looking down at his hand he saw light smoke rising from the skin. The man moved into a shaded area and began to dig a hole in the ruined castle debris. The only thing he wished he could take back from the previous night was that he had seen him bite her. That made him so furious he was almost seen.
"The thought of those two together sickens me." he whispered.
He now had a hole in front of him large enough to fit two bodies, and after he had taken another glance into the field he lowered himself down and covered the hole and himself with stone.
"I will protect her from the two of you. She will never be hurt again, and she will have someone to love that loves her back. She will never be used again." he stated firmly as he closed his eyes with a sadistic smile.
The sun rose over the newly demolished castle and the dry brittle grass. All was silent but the soft blowing of the wind through the fields.
End