The Vampire & Her Witch

Chapter 505: Siblings’ Reunion

Chapter 505: Siblings’ ReunionMoving with the silence that only vampires could manage, two figures appeared next to Thane, smiling brightly as they watched their Mistress proclaim her love to Lady Ashlynn. Zedya had seen firsthand how Nyrielle had changed over the months as her bond with Ashlynn grew deeper and Ignatious’s heart glowed with a warmth it hadn’t felt in decades at the sight of the two women’s simple, joyful love for each other.

For a moment, the former Inquisitor’s eyes drifted to the carriage that Heila had just emerged from, lingering on her diminutive figure and the warm smile that formed on her pert lips when the Willow Witch beheld the leader of her coven in the arms of her lover. On her face, he saw the simple joy of knowing someone you cared for deeply was happy, and for far too many years, it was one that he hadn’t been able to conceive of. Now, however, thanks to Heila, his hart warmed when he returned his gaze to Mistress Nyrielle and Ashlynn as they grew increasingly oblivious of the people around them

Standing between the two vampires, Thane could only smile at the transformation his Mistress had undergone since Lady Ashlynn’s arrival. Love, it seemed, had the power to heal even the most wounded and walled-off hearts.

Eighty years ago, he’d never expected the woman who offered him the power to avenge his little-sister’s death could care for people as anything more than tools. At the time, he’d accepted his status as little more than a blade in her hand. So long as they shared the same enemies, that was enough.

Decades later, however, he’d found himself

"Don’t look at me like that," Thane said with a gentle smile. "Mistress’s letter mentioned your return and that you helped her to defeat High Lord Hamdi. I won’t hold the past against you," he said, gesturing in the direction of Ashlynn and Nyrielle, who had become completely lost in a world that belonged only to them. "When our future looks like that," Thane said, "I can’t bring myself to care much for what came before."

"That’s generous of you," Ignatious said a touch awkwardly. "But I still owe you an apology. The wounds I inflicted on you... do they still pain you?" If they did, if Thane had been suffering all this time because of him, Ignatious wanted to do whatever he could to make amends for the lingering hurts. He knew that he still had much to atone for before he could hold his head up high in the Vale of Mists and he intended to make a beginning of that work with Thane, no matter how difficult it might seem.

"Mistress Nyrielle borrowed the help of a Frost Walker sorcerer to quench the lingering heat of your flames long ago," Thane said, clapping the fallen priest on the back and gesturing for both of the younger vampires to accompany him into the fortress. "Leave the past buried where it belongs. The night might be long, but the three of us have much to discuss if we’re going to give Mistress Nyrielle and Lady Ashlynn the celebration they deserve," he said.

"So, from now on, just put your focus on the future we’re building," Thane said warmly. "I’m starting to feel like it’s one that we all want to see with our own