Nykin 2: Persuasion

4: God Speed

It does not take long for word to return to Harry and Alexander regarding Adelaide's current whereabouts.

In fact, it was within the hour that several of Alexanders friends confirm that a new coven has established themselves on the outskirts of London in Bodiam Castle.

"Do we know how many?" Harry asks, wondering how many he'll have to kill in order to rescue Adelaide.

"Around ten to twelve," Alexander replies, "and that includes Jonathon and Sabinè."

Harry nodded as he contemplated the information.

"I'll have to take them out one by one until they're all dead," he says as he moves around the room.

"We can do this together-" Alexander starts.

"And I appreciate that more than you know," Harry cuts him off, "but this is something I have to do alone. Addie is already at risk, and I can't risk your life as well my dear friend."

Alexander opens his mouth to protest but Harry stops him again.

"I do not yet know what Sabinè truly wants, but I know it is not good...and as for Jonathon..." Harry pauses, "he clearly seeks revenge...and he will stop at nothing to have it."

Alexander shakes his head at Harry.

"I understand what you are saying," he replies, "I do not like it, but I understand it."

Harry walks over to Alexander and embraces his friend for a moment, the gravity of where he is about to go and what he is about to do hangs in the air.

For a fleeting moment, Harry realises it may all be in vain.

"Do not make me slap you," Alexander chuckles, "I expect to see both you and Adelaide back here when this is all said and done."

Harry pulls back, both men holding each other's forearms as they look at each other.

"I mean it," Alexander gives Harry's arms a shake to cement his words, "neither of you will die, I simply will not even entertain such a suggestion."

Harry nods silently in reply and walks to the front door, opening it up and stepping outside, inhaling the cool night air into his lungs, before turning and facing his long-time friend.

"God speed," Alexander says and in the blink of an eye, Harry is gone.

~~~~~~

He paces back and forth in the room, anger surging through him at the sudden and unexpected turn of events that has occurred.

The two men he had left behind to finish Harry off let slip that they did not kill him as ordered, but in fact had turned tail and ran when Harry began to rouse from the unconscious state the juniper put him in.

Seems the dosage was not nearly as strong as Jonathon had first anticipated.

Jonathon did not even bother to ask any more of them, he simply killed the two incompetent imbeciles then are there on the spot.

"Stop pacing, you're giving me a headache," a voice says from behind.

Jonathon turns around and glares.

"Vampires do not get headaches," he snaps.

"Well if we did, I'd be having one now I'm sure," Sabinè replies, rolling her eyes.

"He is meant to be dead," Jonathon seethes, "I give them one measly job to do and they fuck it up..." he throws his hands up in the air.

"Think of it as a little bump in the road," Sabinè says as she throws one leg up on the table before crossing her other one over it, "besides, finishing him off yourself would give you, how shall I say this, greater job satisfaction?" she smirks.