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Quickly reaching the centre, they saw the atelier "Thread of Destiny" signboard. They entered the shop and saw girls working on different machines. They turned their heads in their direction.

- Hello, your majesty. Happy day of ascension to the throne! - they said.

- Thank you! I want to ask you to help these ladies from abroad get the things they need so badly,' said Arthur.

- Of course! What exactly do the ladies want? - asked the head seamstress.

- Well, I would like a white cloak that would stay on my right shoulder but would be easy to take off in battle, - said Ella.

- And I wanted something like a half-skirt that would be held on by a belt, in a burgundy colour," said Gelda.

- Well, we'll have to draw it so that we have some idea of what these things look like," said the laundress, and then the knights came into the atelier.

- King Arthur, you are needed urgently in the castle, - said the holy knight.

- What's wrong? - Arthur asked.

- 'We don't know. But Lady Merlin has asked us to immediately bring you to the castle.

- The Seven Sins came here?

- No, it's a communication through the magic crystal in the throne room.

- All right, then. Here's the money, girls. Your winnings! - said Arthur, handing them a bag of gold coins.

- Isn't that a bit much? - Ellaira asked.

- No. Well, see you later, I must go, or Merlin will kill me,' said Arthur, and he left with the holy knights.

- King Arthur as always," grinned the atelier staff.

- All right, girls, tell us where you came from and why you came to us, - said the head seamstress; she was an old lady but a very good one.

- We came here from America, and it seems to be on a holiday. We didn't have any money from here; they gave it away as a prize in competitions. So we entered. We bought some clothes, but a couple of pieces were missing, so we asked your King where we could buy the missing items, and he brought us here," Ella said.

- And rightly so, these things are not sold in shops because they are made to order. So, come on, draw on these sketches how it should look from the side, - said the seamstress, giving them sketches, where people were drawn from the back and side of the face. The girls took pencils and quickly drew what they thought it should look like. And they gave them to the seamstress.

- Very interesting; this will be an exclusive piece of work. Now, come with me. We'll choose the fabrics for you," said the washerwoman. She took them to the right place. - Okay, white and burgundy. Let's start with your cloak first. By all considerations of my work, a knight's cloak should be sturdy so that it won't tear the first minute of the battle, quickly removable, and be like a warm blanket in cold weather. Hmm? Where, where is that cloth? Oh, here it is! A dragon silk fabric, strong as metal and very soft material to the touch. It weighs almost nothing, very lightweight. It's also resistant to fire and very warm. Such a cloak will serve you long; if not, come, and we will sew another one. We have a lot of this fabric, and few people use it," said the seamstress.

- Wow, that's a wonderful fabric," Gelda said admiringly, and with Ella, she touched the fabric.

- By the way, we still have it in burgundy," said the seamstress.

- We'll take it! - shouted the girls.

- Then let's take the measurements, - said the seamstress. The seamstress quickly took the girls' measurements and found a dark brown belt for Gelda that matched the colour. She also asked for a gold rose brooch to be sewn into the belt so that it would be the fastening of the half-skirt. Ella asked for rings to be sewn into the belt to hold the chains and a button on the cloak itself so that it could be hooked onto the belt. Their requests were fulfilled an hour later, and the girls put on what they had made. Ella hooked the cape on the belt around her neck, and Gelda slid the belt into her shorts. They looked gorgeous. The girls paid, and after thanking the seamstress, they left the atelier.

- Hmm. We should find a place to spend the night, Ella said, looking at the sky, which began to turn red and orange.

- I agree, but who would want to take in two unknown girls? I think there won't be many," said Gelda.

- Well, what if. Let's go to this house, - said Ella and dragged Gelda towards the three-storey house. Knocking on the door, they were opened by a woman.

- Hello," she said.

- Hello, can you help us? It's just that my friend and I need to spend the night somewhere. We'll even pay if you want," Ella said with a smile. Just then, a girl comes running out and looks at them with a huge smile.

- 'Mum, it's those girls from the stage. Let them spend the night. Oh, please! - the little girl begged.

- All right, all right, all right. You can stay with us tonight.

- Thank you very much," said Ella, and the woman let them into the house.

- Are you the saint? - The woman asked.

- 'Yep,' Ella replied, and Gelda grinned.

"What have we come to," the vampiress thought.

- And how long have you been in service?

- We're from another kingdom. We've forgotten how long we've been on duty," Ella said, trying to avoid answering.

- Yeah, the constant fuss throughout the kingdom knocks out any desire to do anything or memories. Sometimes you forget how long you've been in the service, maybe a year, maybe twenty years. And you sit there wondering," Gelda said.

- It's not an easy life," said the woman.

- No, why? It's very easy if you look at it from the other side.

- What's your name, anyway?

***

At that moment, in the main hall of Camelot Castle.

Arthur sat on his throne and pressed the magic crystal on the armrest. The stone glowed, and as it flew off, it increased in size, and Arthur saw a familiar face.

- Hello, Merlin.

- Arthur, what took you so long to answer? - Merlin said.

- I was having fun; after all, today is celebrating my third year on this throne. Oh, hello, sire Meliodas! - Arthur said.

- Yo! Arthur, how are you doing? - Meliodas asked, smiling his trademark smile.

- Fine.

- Okay, little time for greetings. Arthur, I have sensed two very abnormal powers that are not common to anyone in your kingdom," said Merlin.

- Oh, so it could be Ellaira and Gelda.

- Who-who? - Merlin and Meliodas interjected.

- 'Ellaira and Gelda, these two girls came here from America. They've already, I think, travelled further afield. But you don't realise how cool they are. They look like ordinary girls, but in fact, they're... Well, just like you, the seven deadly sins are as strong as you, though why am I speculating? Maybe weaker, but I thought they were stronger," Arthur said.

' Right, we are flying to you immediately, and you will tell us who they are,' Merlin said, switching off.

- Well, cool," said Arthur.

A couple of hours later, the Boar's Hat was outside the castle, with it, our seven. They went over to Arthur's place.

- 'Hello, everyone! - Arthur said.

- 'Tell me about it,' said Merlin.

- 'Well, all right, all right. They came from Russia. Their names are Ellaira and Gelda. Ellaira is a girl with ash-gold hair and blue eyes, and Gelda with light ash-gold hair and golden eyes. They are friends and are pretty good friends. They have no weapons, but the power I felt around them was unimaginable. Ellaira had a power I don't know how to describe, but I'll try. She was calm, hopeful, confident, and kind, and Gelda was witty, cheerful, and kind. But being between them, the power seemed to intertwine, forming a strange sensation, but it was pleasant. Nice girls.

- Don't grow like sugar in water. Where are they, and what exactly do they look like in full appearance,' Merlin said.

- 'Well, Ella... She has ashy golden hair, blue eyes, a gorgeous figure, and looks normal. And Gelda has ashy hair, golden eyes, and a gorgeous figure too, but you can see fangs coming out of her mouth. Is that normal?

- A vampire? - Diana asked.

- But we've killed them all.

- We have, but not in America. Then we'll have to act before it gets bloody," Merlin said.

- Merlin, they're good, I'm sure of it.

- We'll find out," Merlin said and walked off.

- Where did she go? - Bun asked.

- Towards her lab. She did all her research there while she was here," said Arthur, and then Merlin came back, and an eye was flying next to her.

- Who's that? - Diana asked.

- I am the great Orlondi.

- You're that vampire boy! ~. I gave you a good whack that all left of you is your eye," said Ban. Orlondi shuddered.

- Bun, shut up," said King.

- Now, tell me everything you know about foreign vampires," Merlin said.

- What? Overseas! There are only overseas vampires if it's in Canada. Still, they're pure proprietors and don't care about territories or travelling to other kingdoms,' said Orlondi.

- 'Then who are they? - King asked.

-Why have vampires appeared here? - Orlondi asked.

- Yeah, they say they're from America, New York or something~. But I don't care," said Ban.

- That kingdom doesn't even exist in America. And these Canadian vampires only live in the north, nowhere else.

- Then who are they, and where are they from? - Meliodas asked.

- By the way, have we killed everyone in your family? - Merlin asked.

- 'Yes... though no, not really,' said Orlondi.

- Tell me! - Sins demanded.

- Well, a long time ago, back in the days of the Holy War, our family had more members. Namely, another vampire in our family, my favourite and adored little sister. She was older than us, but not Israf. She was several times stronger than him and could have easily become queen in his place, but she didn't accept the position. She was always different from us. She had powers that demons have that we don't. Never drank blood but fed exclusively on red things. That is, it absorbs the red colour, and the thing itself or whatever is red becomes white, losing its colour. It didn't harm any of the clans because they hated this war. And after a while, we learnt that she had befriended a goddess that saved her life. Israf was enraged upon learning this, but his sister didn't care about his anger. She insisted on doing her own thing. And at the war's end, she and this goddess disappear without a trace and never return. And we were soon sealed in a casket. That's the story," Orlondi said.

- What was your sister's name exactly? - Diana asked?

- 'A member of the Royal Family, Thousand Temptations, Gelda,' said Orlondi.

- 'Captain! - Diana said enthusiastically.

- 'Yes, anyway, Orlondi, this unknown vampiress is also named Gelda. Could it be a coincidence? - Meliodas asked.

- What?! What does she look like!!! - Orlondi asked.

- Arthur will tell you," said King.

- Spit it out, King, now!?! Is this a life-or-death situation?! - shouted Orlondi.

- 'Well, she's got ashy hair, slightly curly, light blue eyes and a great shape.

- That's her. That's her?! Quickly tell me where you've seen her.

- I don't know where they are now; maybe they're walking around the kingdom because they want to leave tomorrow," Arthur said.

- Right, let's go and find my sister! - exclaimed Orlondi.

- Aren't you daft, you little eyesore? ~ asked Ban.

- No, I haven't seen her for a long time. You don't know what it's like not to see someone you love. That's my older sister, who I cherished. I can't lose the chance to see her again," Orlondi said.

- Orlondi, can you feel the powers of your relatives? - Meliodas asked.

- Yes.

- Here, go fly out and try to find them,' said Mel. Orlondi quickly flew out, and everyone followed him.

- I can feel her. Over there! - Orlondi said, and they ran in the direction Orlondi flew. They reached the main square, where there were many people.

- 'Hmm, I don't see them,' said Arthur.

- 'They're here, I know,' said Orlondi, and then they saw two girls coming out of the crowd towards quieter places. - Gelda! - shouted Orlondi and flew that way.

- Follow him! - said Meliodas, and they ran after them.