176 A Perfect Revenge I

"I find that hard to believe," Milo said genially, but his eyes were significantly frostier when he met Darach's own. "Wouldn't Thunderstrike be the first option for aid? There's no reason for this issue to even reach Hornstead's borders. In fact, Fangborne ought to have its own supply lines, to begin with. What has Damon Valentine done now?"

"Vampires and hunters have infiltrated the human town we get our supplies from," I confessed. "We were nearly killed when we paid the town a visit. We can't trust any human towns now, so we decided to look further for help. We approached Thunderstrike first, but…"

"Thunderstrike's price is too high to pay," Blaise explained, smoothly continuing from where I left off.