The Vampire's Crimson Kiss (Editing)

Chapter 7/Punishments of the high priestess

NB. POV Switcharoo ahead. 

POV of Lady  Anastasia's  (High Priestess of the coven of the Meridian )

From behind the mirror in the darkness Sadismann and I watched the girl back in her rooms. 

"This is your itch? This is the one who is the slipknot around your mind? If you want her, I say just sire her and be done with it." I said

Sadismann shifted his weight and spoke staring at the girl "If I do, we go to war with the King of the Barren lands, Malphas's will push his armies thin as they are to attack. I must use other means to remain strong. Now mother superior did you remember your role in this?"

"Yes,yes,yes" I said. 

I wondered, what was he up to? He had his plan but what? Why did he make a peace treaty with the cattle of the bad lands? Normally he would just wipe his enemies out. Why did he agree to, of  all things to not sire this girl? He has a plan, a feint perhaps to bring out his brother and the traitors of the coven? Possibly but how? Was this a new defensive maneuver?  Use humans as a buffer between our coven and that of The Coven of The Ash Circle? Perhaps. Or was he intent on creating a new coven with this girl as the queen? If he tried he would be asking his own coven to over throw him, I would make sure of that. The girl was the key, he was obsessed with her. His hope was that  the Princess could  been purged of virtue, the more she was the more he felt himself contaminated by the virus of desire. The more he saw her wrapped in the finest clothes of the coven, the more he knew this work could not be left undone. Lust was always his weakness. Denial was the only thing which truly worried me. Why was he doing this? What hold did she have over him? She had an agreeable face, a figure less cut by starvation than many, doe brown eyes what had caught his attention of her. 

"Let's get on with it" I said. 

"I will leave now" said Sadismann "I have much to do beyond the coven, and you will respect my rule on the maters" 

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Victoria's POV 

There was a knock on the door it was unlocked and a wolf-guard entered followed by a beautiful young woman. Her utter perfection, unblemished skin and poise meant she was clearly one of the vampyre. She wore a tight ball dress bright red which fitted perfectly, she had some symbols on the arms of her opera gloves. 

"Princess Victoria may I introduce you to lady Anastasia the high priestess of the blood god." said Mary.

I paused "I'm honoured your grace. " I said doing the whole curtsy business.  The Vampires liked all this victorian formality stuff. I'd been getting lessons from Mary. After this I could pass my self off as a  children's governess in Victorian England down to the singing but not flying on umbrellas, now that's what I call useful. I would still feel happier in an old coat in the forest carrying a crossbow.

 I  offering a chair "Please sit down" I said while thinking 'while I imagine ways to put a stake in that cute face of yours' 

"So this is same the girl that was brought in?" the high priestess Anastasia started. 

Who was she talking to?  I wanted to wave my hands and go 'hey I'm here in front of you I can hear everything your saying about me. Vampires, there was something about them which made you feel that you could find an anagram of Vampire which spelt arrogant tit.

"She looks quite exquisite now. I had wondered what the Duke had been doing, but now I can see her, I can see he has  quite a powerful eye, to look at the rock but see the diamond inside is quite a gift." said the Priestess with a tiny hint of a eastern european inflection. I wasn't sure if I was being insulted or praised. To be honest with vampires it's not that different.