"Who are you?" Kila asked as she observed the man.
'I couldn't even feel his presence... or smell his blood. And he's not a ghost either...' She frowned as she observed him.
"He's a guy I met while training with my dad," Henry answered her, and then he looked at Barn.
"Coven leader of Shadow Song..."
Hannah immediately raised her head the moment she heard that sentence and glanced over at Barn with a shocked expression.
"A coven... leader?" She looked at him and, indeed, she could see, or perhaps feel, another presence around this man.
Dark, ominous, scary.
Like a coiling shadow that stood above everyone else.
"I met him in a forest when I was training. He's pretty chill, actually," Henry said, and then Hannah smiled at him.
She knew about the coven leaders and how they were the most knowledgeable witches or warlocks anyone could ever find, as they had mostly lived for more than 500 years.
"Mm..."
Hearing a silent groan, everyone in the room glanced over at Dexter and Jane. Jane, who had rested her head against the couch, turned around instantly on all fours, looking at him quietly.
Dexter gently opened his eyes to see the white ceiling. He blinked and let out a deep breath.
He then glanced at the people in the room and was shocked at how crowded it was.
"Ah... What's going on?" he asked as he tried to sit up.
The room was two meters on each side, making it a square area, so the room was not very spacious right now.
"Are you okay?" Hannah asked as Jane held his hand.
"How are you feeling?" she asked with a sad tone, and Dexter glanced at his missing arm and blinked in confusion.
He had never really received anything like regeneration yet, but he wondered if his healing abilities would be able to regrow his limb.
Dexter breathed out as he looked at all of them, and his eyes landed on Lily.
"You know witches and warlocks are heavily against this kind of thing. But it's okay. I just have to struggle not to drink everyone's blood. It's decent," he said, and Barn nodded before standing up and walking out of the room.
"I'll be around for a while. Just to study a few things," Barn said, and Alexander sighed as he watched the man go.
'This man... I can't help but suspect he's planning something again...' Alexander thought as he watched Barn walk away and decided to leave the thought for another time.
...
Dexter walked out of the house he had been in for a while, bearing a deep back injury and with bandages all over his body.
The vampires around immediately rushed to him when they saw he was finally back outside after a week.
"Master, where have you been?"
"Dexter, we've been waiting for you to come out. What's wrong with your arm?" Maya asked as she glanced at the missing one, her eyes widening.
Victor soon arrived, pushing people out of his way, and made it in front of Dexter.
"Hey bro, where have you... been...?" Victor stared at the missing arm with a shocked expression and glanced at Dexter.
"Don't worry, I'm still alive. Everyone can rest assured now," Dexter said and jumped up onto the roof of the building, sitting down immediately.
He looked to see Hannah already there. He looked at her and smiled.
"Thanks for saving me... babe..." Dexter said with a hint of hesitation.
"Ah, I see someone is finally coming out of their shell. My darling Dexter," she said to him, then laid her head on his lap.
Dexter could only look up at the sky, also listening to the coven members below talking and talking.
"I won't lie, I had actually given up on coming back," Dexter said, looking forward with a sad face.
"Hm... You knew it was impossible?" she asked, and Dexter nodded.
"You must have paid a huge price to do it."
"Yeah," Hannah said, then she looked at Dexter with a cute smile.
"So how did you pull it off? I'm seriously hoping it wasn't something risky or life-threatening," he said to her, and she chuckled nervously.
"I bound my life to the seal. So if I die, that's when you'll die, and it'll also release the seal placed on the person," she said, and Dexter was absolutely shocked by this.