41 Come and pat

"Brother Calhoun," Sophie started again as she wasn't able to receive a reply earlier. But the girl was a stubborn one, and she would make sure the King's attention would get back to her which it did, "Do you have the wolves tied in the kennels?"

"They are," answered Calhoun. 

Sophie then turned to look at Madeline as it was much easier to get Calhoun's approval by first befriending the girl and then pushing her out of the picture so that nothing would appear to be out of place, "Do you know, Lady Madeline, that the King has four wolves in the castle? They are gorgeous to look at," she conveyed it to the human who was standing in front of them with her hands holding each other. 

"Aren't they supposed to be rabid?" asked Madeline not wanting to appear to be a mum doll here while the vampiress decided to show off that she knew everything and anything while Madeline knew nothing. 

"Isn't that why they are kept here?" asked Sophie, "They need to be rabid."