Chapter 134

I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised by how long it took to set up camp for so many people. Especially with non-magical means. We also sent out scouts to the area trying to exactly pinpoint where Oran’s troops started and where they were deciding to defend. They were definitely defending the castle but none of the scouts saw hint of the Vampire King himself. Nor did anyone see the kids. The High Council castle was huge though, and it made me worry just how many of their numbers were inside the castle.

Zeke and I set up our own tent with the help of Hector, who apparently was a master at putting up tents. He had his and Mom’s up within twenty minutes. As well as the kids tent next to them. I looked at their closed tent entrance. The kids hadn’t exited the tent in twenty minutes. Zeke said if they hit forty minutes that we should go in and rescue them. I told him he was on his own. I’d been on the receiving end of those ‘talks’. Add in Grandpa and there was no way I was walking in th