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.“Kai is right.You over think.” I shrugged.That’s just me; it’s how I’d always been.“It’s nothing to be ashamed of.You just don’t have as much fun.”“Yea.I can see that being true,” I smiled giving in to his blunt charm.“Kalel,” I began.“Uh oh.You switched to serious,” he said taking a seat in the chair angled beside me.“Have you ever thought about signing a peace treaty with the High Authorities?” I asked cautious not to word it wrong.“What for?”“To protect yourselves and your land from any threats from the vamp army.Think about it.That would give you less to deal with and a tiny sense of security,” I conveyed a view hoping to entice him or hit a ping.“There is no such thing as security in our world,” he bucked defensively.“Okay, wrong angle.Wouldn’t you like to have a strong ally? One where when you band together, it truly is world domination…” I felt his mood change.“Hmm…”“Less work, less stress.You’ll have access to all your men and all of theirs.You’ll be able to safely share strategies.If you need a weapon, they can lend it.They would be like an extended family, an extension of you, Kai, and Gabi and all you’ve fought to protect and accomplish.” I painted the picture for him.I knew Kalel was the one to convince.He would be the best at coercing the others if he liked my idea.“Bonds are not strong in our community.There is no such thing as a loyal vamp; they can always be bribed or threatened.There is no guarantee that we will not be used or exposed,” he reasoned.“What is binding to our kind?”“Very little.The only thing acknowledged and honored is the exchange of blood,” he answered.“So draw up a document, a copy for each party; sign and seal the document with blood.Should one party break the contract, then you could easily expose them as untrustworthy and recruit many of their ranks.And new wanderers will side with you since you proved loyal to your word.Vamps will roll over from side to side but only if they believe you will follow through on your promises.” I was speaking from no experience making it up as I went along hoping that I made business sense.“You do make business sense Leka; it’s just whether we can get past our own insecurities and trust another,” he explained.“You have contacts with the vamp army, don’t you?” He said it almost accusingly which sent me on alert.“Yes…” I whispered hesitantly unsure where he was headed.“How high up?” he pressed.I sat frozen unable to think or speak a response.I was suddenly panicked.How did this conversation go so wrong?!“I don’t say much but I’m not stupid.Your thoughts are too gapped and spacey for your intelligence level which means you know how to protect them from us.”“Actually I don’t know how I do it; it just sort of happens.Same way I don’t know how to fix my nose.I don’t smell humans, vamps or blood…” I offered hoping to ease any concerns on his part.“I know you’re working for them,” he bluntly stated.I swallowed hard, the serum rising in my throat.“How do you know that?” I tried to stay calm but my voice quivered a bit.“Several ways.I tracked down and spoke with Mike.He sung like a canary on certain interesting situations surrounding you.The other day when we were hang-gliding out on the water, your ring blinked red.It was quick, I barely caught it.It’s a tracker and emergency device isn’t it?”Well, there’s no use in lying.I was cornered.Either way I was dead whether I lied or told the truth.“Yes.”“I’m not going to kill you because you didn’t kill us.You knew we had no protection here and didn’t call in anyone.That was your mission, right? To find a weak spot for an attack…”“Sounds like you know it all…”“But I don’t.You’ve been here nearly two weeks.Why did you protect us?” I heard the subtle surprise and genuine wonderment in his tone.He sounded almost grateful.“When I came into this, I thought I would be dealing with power hungry heathens; horrible war bent vamps with little emotion.What I found took me by surprise… You only protected, never intentionally tortured.The whole hand thing was borderline but I understood why you did what you did.I understand why you do everything you do partially from what you’ve all shared and the rest from spending time here.It was a short time but I felt so much during that span.I felt like I was accepted with open arms into this perfect, slightly dysfunctional family.You embraced me as one of you though I hadn’t proven my worth of it which means you all have good hearts
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