and ceiling. And there was a lot of blood of the son. Oleg himself, wrapped up in several layers of some kind of fabric, was lying on the floor. Alive. Waves of convulsions often ran through the body.

- Yaroslav I., you need to take him to me immediately. - The young doctor looked with sympathy. - I made some injections. After a couple of hours, they will no longer act, I will put an IV ...

- What happened? Witch?

- Yes.

- The third level?

- Fourth.

- Fourth ?! Is the outer circle?

- If not Internal ...

Yar swiftly approached the bed. He grabbed a blood-stained hand, quickly peeled off the pale lacquer. A black nail was opened with two white dots at the base.

- The outer circle. Two points.

The healer breathed a sigh of relief.

- Well. So it will survive. But at least a week he will have to lie down. And then ...

- Yes, I think three years in the sun can not go.

- And well, if only three.

While they were talking, Oleg picked up and took out one of the observers from the room. The second carefully examined the body of the deceased.

- Lenses. In general, she is very young. Probably initiated recently.

- So, there should be a mentor next. Why is she not here yet?

- I do not know. We have not noticed anyone this week. And she was not suspected, not a single surge. An ordinary girl. Came here for the holidays, student.

“You have to contact the coven. A strange story. ” Yar mentally swore - was coming unpleasant conversation.

Oleg came to himself in absolute darkness. It was painful. Everywhere. I wanted to drink. But there was no moving, or at least asking for help. His own breath seemed hoarse and loud.

However, soon his lips touched something cool. A few drops fell into his mouth, he swallowed, not feeling any taste. Even this turned out to be too hard. The pain intensified ... and receded.

The next time the light was - weak and reddish, like a flash of fire. It turned out that he was lying on a high bed, and his father was sitting next to him in a chair.

- Quiet, do not speak. I'll give you a drink now and tell you what I know.

A thick plastic tube stuck to her lips, water flowed into her mouth. It was easier to drink. And it became clear that the pain was concentrated somewhere in the stomach. Water slightly muffled her.

- How you scared me! - Father really looked tired and aged. - You managed to find a fourth-level witch! And swallowed her blood.

What did it mean, Oleg knew. A miracle that remained alive. The blood of any witch is poison to him, and the highest is simply deadly. Despite the excellent regeneration.

- She was "wild." When, at the initiation, my eyes turned green, I did not understand anything, I just began to wear colored lenses. Blackened nails painted over. And the force somehow controlled. If there were surges, Coven looked over. There is generally something obscure with the family ... But you are not accused of murder. But you will not see the sun now for about three years, apparently ...

Any blood gave such an effect, getting into the body of a vampire - the inability to be in the sun without burns. And by taking a sip of the witch’s blood, one could literally burn out in the sun. Over time, the action weakened. But very slowly. It is clear that those wishing to become a bloodsucker, and correspond to the legends, among them almost was not. For Oleg, here, it was the first experience. And he hoped never to repeat it again. However, there is nothing to complain about - it is good that he is alive. And three years of nightlife is quite an acceptable reckless fee.

- I understand that you have lost control over the aura?

Oleg according to closed his eyes - there was no nod of strength. And he could not speak for a few more days - the throat swallowed blood simply burned out.

- Poor girl. - Yar was genuinely sorry. The vampire aura for the witch is an eerie sight. The red and black veil distorted the image, turning its owner into a nightmarish monster. It is good that it is not visible to the ordinary person. And no one warned the unfortunate, did not prepare. She was so terrified that she broke four ribs in her lover ...- Get well. After a couple of days you can get up.

Yar sat a little more at the bedside of his son, waiting for him to fall asleep.

Well, it didn't end too badly. Oleg is alive. Elena, apparently, will have to return to him - if not as his wife, then as a guard. Let them understand this themselves. Other support will be difficult to pick up. There are too few vampires of the right age - the son has only three approximate peers. And the remaining two are a couple. I hardly want to part. And seniors have a completely different rhythm of life, they are rarely legalized. Yar is an exception - so his position as head of the Clan obliges. Coven’s charges will not be blamed. So the world can still be saved. The girl, of course, sorry. Such a strong witch. Such a beauty. Could be very useful over time. Like any poison, the blood in small doses turned into a medicine, a kind of elixir of the life of vampires. I wonder how many years of life Oleg has added her death?

And the girl died so ridiculously ...

However, this story may well be continued. Intuition Yara has never let down.